Drawing graphs…

RULES! RULES! Draw your axis with a pencil and ruler. Choose a sensible scale for each axis. (A little bigger than the biggest number.) Label each axis with the units and name of what you were measuring. Plot the points carefully with a pencil. Join up the points for a line graph, colour in the blocks for a bar chart. (Leave a space between each bar to make it as neat as possible.) Give the graph a title – in pen and underlined.

Have a go! Car colour Number of cars Red 29 Green 12 Silver 32 Brown 3 Black 16 White 17 Yellow 4 Purple 7 Grey 25 Too dirty to tell! 1 Have a go! This is a Bar chart! The colour of cars in my street.

Have a go! Time (mins) Temp (0C) 50 5 47 10 44 15 41 20 25 30 35 38 40 50 5 47 10 44 15 41 20 25 30 35 38 40 45 32 This is a Line graph! It shows how substance “X” cools with time.