Great Graphs!!!!! Or … How to Impress Math and Science Teachers Or … How to Impress Math and Science Teachers

Bar or Line? / One of the first things one needs to do when graphing is decide whether to make a bar graph or a line graph.

Bar Graphs are used for comparing

Line graphs are used for showing trends

Line graphs also show relationships

Remember / TAILS / DRY / MIX / TAILS / DRY / MIX

TAILS / T is for Title

TAILS / A is for Axis

TAILS / I is for Interval

TAILS / L is for Label

TAILS / S is for Scale

Remember that A was for Axis??? When figuring out what goes on which axis remember: DRY MIX When figuring out what goes on which axis remember: DRY MIX

DRY / DRY means that the: / Dependent or / Responding variable belongs on the / Y-axis / DRY means that the: / Dependent or / Responding variable belongs on the / Y-axis

MIX / MIX means that the: / Manipulated or / Independent variable belongs on the / X-axis / MIX means that the: / Manipulated or / Independent variable belongs on the / X-axis