Graphing Types of Graphs Include: Line Graphs Bar Graphs Pie Charts
Graphing All Line Graphs Must Include: Descriptive Title X and Y axis titles and units X axis is the INDEPENDENT variable Y axis is the DEPENDENT variable Equal intervals of numbers on each axis
Graphing All Line Graphs Must Include: Ordered pairs (1, 21) from a data table such as Heating of Compound X Points connected with a ruler Use the entire piece of graph paper Use Pencil Time (Minutes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Temperature (0C) 20 21 23 27 35 45 61 69 71
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