Science: Making Bar Graphs from Science Data
Organize and compare science observations with bar graphs
Science: Making Bar Graphs from Science Data
Organize and compare science observations with bar graphs
Science - Grade 2-3
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A class counted the number of leaves they found on a nature walk. Oak leaves: 6. Maple leaves: 4. Pine needles: 3. Draw a bar graph to show the data. Be sure to include a title and labels.
Put the leaf types along the bottom and the number found along the side.
The bar graph should have the title Leaves Found on a Nature Walk. It should have bars for oak leaves at 6, maple leaves at 4, and pine needles at 3, with labels for the leaf types and number found. - 2
A science group measured how many seeds sprouted in three cups. Cup A: 5 seeds. Cup B: 8 seeds. Cup C: 6 seeds. Which cup should have the tallest bar on a bar graph?
Cup B should have the tallest bar because 8 seeds sprouted, which is more than the other cups. - 3
Look at this data about insects found near the playground. Ants: 9. Beetles: 2. Butterflies: 4. How many more ants were found than butterflies?
Compare the ant number to the butterfly number.
There were 5 more ants than butterflies because 9 minus 4 equals 5. - 4
A student made a bar graph about weather for one week. Sunny: 3 days. Cloudy: 2 days. Rainy: 2 days. What is a good title for this bar graph?
A good title is Weather During One Week because the graph shows how many days had each type of weather. - 5
Use the data to complete a bar graph about animal sightings at a pond. Ducks: 7. Frogs: 5. Fish: 3. Which label should go on the side that shows the height of each bar?
The side of a bar graph tells what the numbers mean.
The side label should be Number of Animals because the bar heights show how many animals were seen. - 6
A class tested how many paper clips different magnets could pick up. Magnet 1 picked up 4 paper clips. Magnet 2 picked up 10 paper clips. Magnet 3 picked up 6 paper clips. Draw a bar graph for the data.
Make each bar reach the number of paper clips picked up by that magnet.
The bar graph should have bars for Magnet 1 at 4, Magnet 2 at 10, and Magnet 3 at 6. The graph should show that Magnet 2 picked up the most paper clips. - 7
A bar graph shows plant heights. Bean plant: 8 cm. Pea plant: 5 cm. Corn plant: 9 cm. Which plant was the shortest?
The pea plant was the shortest because it was 5 cm tall, which is less than 8 cm and 9 cm. - 8
A science chart shows how many rocks students sorted by color. Gray rocks: 6. White rocks: 3. Brown rocks: 6. If you make a bar graph, which two bars will be the same height?
Look for two categories with the same number.
The gray rock bar and the brown rock bar will be the same height because both have 6 rocks. - 9
A class recorded the number of birds seen at a feeder. Monday: 4 birds. Tuesday: 7 birds. Wednesday: 5 birds. On which day were the most birds seen?
The most birds were seen on Tuesday because 7 is greater than 4 and 5. - 10
Use this data about materials that floated in water. Cork: 8 pieces. Wood: 6 pieces. Plastic: 4 pieces. Metal: 0 pieces. Draw a bar graph and show that metal had no pieces that floated.
A bar for 0 does not rise above the bottom line.
The bar graph should have bars for cork at 8, wood at 6, plastic at 4, and metal at 0. The metal bar should have no height because 0 metal pieces floated. - 11
A student made a bar graph with a title and bars, but forgot to label the bottom. The data categories are worm, snail, and ladybug. What label could go at the bottom of the graph?
The bottom label could be Type of Small Animal because worm, snail, and ladybug are the categories being compared. - 12
A bar graph uses a scale that counts by 2s: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. If a bar reaches halfway between 6 and 8, what number does it show?
Count the number between 6 and 8.
The bar shows 7 because 7 is halfway between 6 and 8. - 13
A class counted shells found at the beach. Small shells: 8. Medium shells: 5. Large shells: 2. Write two sentences that tell what the bar graph would show.
Use the largest number and the smallest number in your sentences.
The bar graph would show that small shells were found the most. It would also show that large shells were found the least.