“Graphic” Education And other oddities that compare and contrast

Anticipatory Set What is this picture trying to tell you? What is this picture trying to tell you?you

What does this one tell you?

What are today’s objectives? Content: Student-teachers will be able to identify the parts of a graph. Content: Student-teachers will be able to identify the parts of a graph. Language: Student-teachers will be able to name the parts of a graph. Language: Student-teachers will be able to name the parts of a graph. Technology: Student-teachers will be able to construct a graph using Microsoft Excel. Technology: Student-teachers will be able to construct a graph using Microsoft Excel.

What is a graph? We use graphs to compare and contrast between things. We use graphs to compare and contrast between things. What does compare and contrast mean? What does compare and contrast mean? It means to show how things are the same (compare) and how things are different (contrast). It means to show how things are the same (compare) and how things are different (contrast).

Compare and Contrast

What is a graph? There are four basic types of graphs- pictographs, bar graphs, line graphs, and circle (pie graphs) There are four basic types of graphs- pictographs, bar graphs, line graphs, and circle (pie graphs) Graphs are great because you can show information quickly without having to write a lot. Graphs are great because you can show information quickly without having to write a lot.

Pictographs

Pictographs A pictograph uses pictures to represent what is being counted. A pictograph uses pictures to represent what is being counted. Picture + graph = PICTOGRAPH Picture + graph = PICTOGRAPH

How are graphs and maps alike

Graphs and maps are alike because: Graphs and maps are alike because: 1. They have titles. 2. They have keys.

Bar Graphs

Bar graphs and pictographs are alike because they both compare and contrast by showing how many or how much. Bar graphs and pictographs are alike because they both compare and contrast by showing how many or how much. Bar graphs use colors to show how many or how much. Bar graphs use colors to show how many or how much. Pictographs use pictures to show how many or how much. Pictographs use pictures to show how many or how much.

When to use Bar graphs or Pictographs Since bar graphs and pictographs show how many of something, you would want to use them when… Since bar graphs and pictographs show how many of something, you would want to use them when… 1. You are organizing things into groups. 2. You are counting the number of people that either like something or dislike something.

What’s Up with the rest of the Week? 1. Line graphs (Wednesday) 2. Interpreting data from graphs (Wednesday) 3. Creating graphs for your climates and adding them to your power points. (Thursday) 4. Adding audio to your power point. (Thursday/Friday)