1. What five pieces of information are important
Monday , August 17th Day 1
Agenda
Science Starters
Sheet AR
Book
1. Please have these
Items on your desk.
Science Starter:
What five pieces of information are important
to have on every graph? You can look at the
graphing checklist.

2. White boarding
Each person will create their own graph from their survey results.
Split the board into as many sections as there are students.
Each student uses a different color white board marker (if possible).
When complete, place the whiteboard on the easel at your lab station.

3. Table of Contents Science fair section
Page Date Activity/ Assignment
8/ Science fair due dates
8/ Graph Checklist
8/ Graphing Notes
8/ Graph example

4. How to set up successful graphs in Mrs. Goodman’s class!

5. How to set up your graph!

6. (This is for your dependent variable)
How to set up your graph!
Y Axis
(This is for your dependent variable)

7. How to set up your graph! X Axis
(This is for your independent variable)

8. NFL History - Touchdown Leaders
TAILS
NFL History - Touchdown Leaders
T - Title

9. TAILS T - Title A - Axis NFL History - Touchdown Leaders
Y Axis = Dependent Variable
NFL History - Touchdown Leaders
T - Title
A - Axis
X Axis = Independent Variable

10. Decide on an appropriate scale for each axis.
TAILS
NFL History - Touchdown Leaders
Decide on an appropriate scale for each axis.
Choose a scale that lets you make the graph as large as possible for your paper and data
T - Title
A – Axis
S – Scale

11. How to determine scale
Athlete
Number of Touchdowns
Jerry Rice
208
Emmitt Smith
175
LADAINIAN TOMLINSON
162
Terrell Owens
156
RANDY MOSS
154
Scale is determined by your highest & lowest number.
In this case your scale would be from

12. How to determine Intervals
Athlete
Number of Touchdowns
Jerry Rice
208
Emmitt Smith
175
LADAINIAN TOMLINSON
162
Terrell Owens
156
RANDY MOSS
154
The interval is decided by your scale.
In this case your scale would be from and you want the scale to fit the graph.
The best interval would be to go by 50’s.

13. TAILS T – Title A – Axis I – Interval S – Scale
The amount of space between one number and the next or one type of data and the next on the graph.
The interval is just as important as the scale
Choose an interval that lets you make the graph as large as possible for your paper and data
T – Title
A – Axis
I – Interval
S – Scale

14. TAILS T – Title A – Axis I – Interval S – Scale
NFL History - Touchdown Leaders
T – Title
A – Axis
I – Interval
S – Scale
250
200
150
100 50

15. TAILS T – Title A – Axis I – Interval L – Labels S – Scale
Label your Y Axis. What do those numbers mean?
NFL History - Touchdown Leaders
T – Title
A – Axis
I – Interval
L – Labels
S – Scale
250
200
150
Touch Downs
100 50
LABEL your bars or data points
Jerry Rice
Emmitt Smith
L.T.
Terrell Owens
Randy Moss
Athlete
Give the bars a general label. What do those words mean?

16. When to use… Bar graphs Used to show data that are not continuous.
Allows us to compare data like amounts or frequency or categories
Allow us to make generalizations about the data
Help us see differences in data
Line Graphs
For continuous data
useful for showing trends over time