INTERPRETING BAR GRAPHS GRADE 3
Hello, How are you doing? Today, we are going to start a new lesson on Bar Graphs.
Bar Graphs Bar Graph – A Graph that shows data by using bars of different lengths. Example- The Bar Graph below shows the number of students who play different games.
Scale A scale is a set of numbers, spaced equally along a side of graph.
Model Bar Graph Step 1: Write the titles and the labels for the left and bottom side of the graph. Decide a Scale to use. Write the numbers on the left side. Label the activities along the bottom. Step 2:Draw bars for each activity to show the given number on left side.
Draw a bar graph for the following data. Favorite PetNumber of students Dog6 Cat5 Rabbit3 Bird2
Solution Steps to make Bar Graph Write a title for the graph. List the items along one side of the graph. Starting with0, write a scale with numbers along the other side of the graph. Draw a bar to match each of the numbers form the data.
Bar Graph
How many fewer students like Rabbit than Cat? Answer- 2
How many more students like Dog than bird? Answer- 4
How many students like Pet animals? Answer- 16
Refer to the Bar Graph and answer the Questions.
How many students attended the Annual Sports Meet in all? Answer- 56
How many more Grade 3 students attended the Sports Meet than Grade 4 students? Answer- 4
How many students of Grade 5 attended the Sports Meet? Answer - 14
Say True or False a) Maximum students of Grade 3 attended the Sports Meet. b) 6 Students of Grade 6 attended the Sports Meet. Answer- a) True b) True
ASSESSMENT
Refer to the Bar Graph and answer the Questions(1-3)
1.Which fruit is liked by maximum students? Answer- Grapes
2.How many more students like Banana than Oranges? Answer- 15
3.How many less students like Apple than Grapes? Answer- 9
Use the information given in the table to answer the Questions (4 – 7) Name of the StudentTime (in minutes) to finish the race Alee13 Jack11 Mint7 Dean14
4.Make a bar graph of the data.
5.How much more time did Dean took than Jack to finish the race? Answer- 3 minutes
6.Fill in the Blanks. a) --- won the race. b) --- took the maximum time to finish the race. Answer- a) Mint b) Dean
7.If Alee took 3 minutes less to finish the race, in how much time did he finish the race? Answer- 10 minutes
Refer to the Bar Graph and answer the Questions(8-10) Points scored by Peter
8.In which subjects did Peter scored the same points? Answer- Reading and Geography
9.How many more points did Peter score in Geography than Math? Answer – 5 points
10.How many points did Peter score in all the four subjects? Answer - 130
Well Done Now Practice the worksheets on the Lesson.