1. Topic: Lab Skills Aim: How can we create a graph?

2. Purpose of a graph 1.Graphs provide an organized way to display data 2.They provide an easier way to see patterns which may be used to make predictions 3.Anaylze relationships between variables

3. association between 2 variables

4. 1. Direct Relationship – both variables change in the same way or direction (both increase or both decrease)

5. variables change in different directions As one increases the other decreases 2.Inverse or indirect Relationship –

6. Create a title Each axis must be labeled & indicate units Numbers on each axis must be consistent(each box or line increases by same amount)

7. Independent variable is represented on the X-axis Dependent variable) is represented Y-axis