Graphs+and+SpreadsheetsOJMP


 * Create a wiki page named spreadsheets and graphs initials. **


 * On MyOn read the following: **
 * Lions and Tigers and Graphs! Oh, my!


 * After reading the story, answer these questions: **
 * 1) What is a **graph**? A graph tells a story about how much there is or how many things ther are of something.
 * 2) What is a **pictograph**? A pictogragh is a graph that uses pictures to show how many there are of something.
 * 3) What is a **tally chart**? A tally chart is a graph used to keep track of something.
 * 4) What does **compare** mean? Compare means to judge one thing againist anthoer and note similarites and differences.
 * 5) What are the **axis** on a graph? The axis is a line at the side or bottom of graph.
 * 6) Which is the **x axis** and which is the **y axis**? The x axis is on the bottom of the graph and the y axis is on the side of the graph.
 * 7) What does the **title** of a graph tell about the graph? The title tells you what information you willl find in the graph.
 * 8) What is another name for a **circle** graph? Anthoer name for the graph is a pie graph.
 * 9) What does the **key** of a graph tell about the graph? The key tell you what color in the pie chart stands for.
 * 10) What is a **poll**?
 * How do you know which type of graph to make? **
 * 1) What is the purpose of a line graph? The purpose of this graph is to show the change of something over time.
 * 2) What is the purpose of a pie chart? The purpose of the graph is to show how many things there are in a group.
 * 3) What is the purpose of a pictograph or bar chart? The purpose of these two charts is to compare something.
 * 4) What is the purpose of a tally chart? The purpose is to count something.