1. Tips for Creating Graphs
- Bar Graphs

2. 1. Draw lines for x- and y- axis.

3. 2. Label x- and y- axis with appropriate titles.
# OF JUMPING JACKS PER MINUTE
STUDENT

4. 3. Number y- axis and label group names for the x- axis.
# OF JUMPING JACKS PER MINUTE
STUDENT

5. 4. Draw bars that are the same width for each value.
# OF JUMPING JACKS PER MINUTE
STUDENT

6. 5. Make sure that each bar is evenly spaced from one another.
# OF JUMPING JACKS PER MINUTE
Same distance between each bar
STUDENT

7. 6. Create a title for the graph (it must describe the graph’s information).
# of Jumping Jacks Per Minute for Students in Room 176
# OF JUMPING JACKS PER MINUTE
Title
STUDENT

8. Your graph should take up more than half of the GRAPH PAPER.

9. Example of a Graph that takes up more than half of the paper…

10. Example of a Graph that DOES NOT take up more than half of the paper…

11. Example of a Graph that DOES NOT take up more than half of the paper…

12. CORRECT OR INCORRECT GRAPH? WHY?
NO – bars are not the same width

13. CORRECT OR INCORRECT GRAPH? WHY?
No – spaces between bars are not even

14. CORRECT OR INCORRECT GRAPH? WHY?
Number of each color of M&M in a bag 14 10 5
# OF M&Ms
Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Brown
Colors of M & Ms