Graphs+and+Spreadsheets+KA


 * 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 about how much there is or how many there are of a certain thing.
 * 2) What is a **pictograph**? A pictograph is a graph that uses pictures to stand for someting else.
 * 3) What is a **tally chart**? A tally chart uses lines such as marks to keep track of what is being recorded.
 * 4) What does **compare** mean? Compare means to look at two or more things and pick out what they have in common and pick out what is different about them.
 * 5) What are the **axis** on a graph? An axis is a line that can go on the side or on the bottom of the graph.
 * 6) Which is the **x axis** and which is the **y axis**? The x axis goes from left to right and the y axis goes from top to bottom.
 * 7) What does the **title** of a graph tell about the graph? The title of the graph tells you what the graph is about.
 * 8) What is another name for a **circle** graph? Another name for a circle graph is a pie graph.
 * 9) What does the **key** of a graph tell about the graph? A key tells you what something stands for in the graph.
 * 10) What is a **poll**? A poll is a survey.
 * How do you know which type of graph to make? **
 * 1) What is the purpose of a line graph? The purpose of a line graph is to see events that occur during a long period of time.
 * 2) What is the purpose of a pie chart? The purpose of a pie chart is to see the changes wihtin one or the same group.
 * 3) What is the purpose of a pictograph or bar chart? The purpose of a pictograph and bar chart is to compare results or data.
 * 4) What is the purpose of a tally chart? The purpose of a tally chart is to keep a record of numbers as they occur.