Instructions
Welcome, data detective! Today, you will explore how we can collect and understand information using charts and graphs. Complete each subject's activity. You will need a pencil and maybe some colored pencils for the graph.
Math
A survey was conducted asking 25 students about their favorite after-school club. The results were collected in the tally chart below. Your job is to turn this data into a bar graph!
Favorite After-School Clubs Tally Chart
- Art Club: ||||| ||
- Coding Club: ||||
- Sports Club: ||||| ||||
- Music Club: |||
- Book Club: ||
1. Create a Bar Graph: Use the blank graph below to show the data from the tally chart.
- Label the bottom (X-axis) with the club names.
- Label the side (Y-axis) with the number of students (from 0 to 10).
- Draw a bar for each club that reaches the correct number on the Y-axis.
- Give your graph a title.
Title: _________________________________________
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9 |
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1 |
0 |___________________________________________________
Art Coding Sports Music Book
Club Club Club Club Club
English
Look at the bar graph you just created to answer these questions.
1. Which club is the most popular?
2. Which club is the least popular?
3. How many more students chose Art Club than Music Club?
4. Write one sentence explaining why a bar graph is a good way to show this information.
Science
A group of students recorded the types of birds they saw at a park in one hour.
- Robins: 11
- Pigeons: 15
- Sparrows: 8
- Blue Jays: 4
Which two types of birds, when added together, were seen more than 20 times?
Social Studies
Data was collected about the birthplaces of students in a class.
- Born in this city: 12
- Born in another city in this state: 6
- Born in a different state: 5
- Born in a different country: 2
Are there more students born inside this state (this city + another city) or outside of this state (different state + different country)?
History
Imagine you found a box of old coins. You create a graph to show which decade they are from.
- 1960s: 3 coins
- 1970s: 8 coins
- 1980s: 6 coins
- 1990s: 11 coins
Which decade had the most coins? Which had the fewest?
Art
You are designing a mosaic and want to know which tile color is the most popular. The data shows:
- Blue: 18
- Green: 11
- Yellow: 7
- Red: 14
If you were to list the colors from most popular to least popular, what would the order be?
Music
A survey asked students their favorite type of instrument to listen to.
- String Instruments (Guitar, Violin): 9 votes
- Percussion Instruments (Drums): 7 votes
- Wind Instruments (Flute, Trumpet): 5 votes
How many students were surveyed in total?
Physical Education
Let's collect some data about you! Find a safe space and do as many star jumps (jumping jacks) as you can in 20 seconds. Ask someone to time you.
1. How many star jumps did you do in the first 10 seconds? __________
2. How many star jumps did you do in the last 10 seconds? __________
3. In which 10-second interval did you do more jumps? Why do you think that happened?
Foreign Language (Spanish)
Look back at the Math tally chart. Match the number of votes for each club with its name in Spanish. Draw a line to connect them.
Votes Spanish Word
Sports Club (9) Dos
Art Club (7) Tres
Coding Club (4) Cuatro
Book Club (2) Siete
Music Club (3) Nueve
Life Skills
You are saving money for a new video game that costs $30. You track your savings for four weeks:
- Week 1: $5
- Week 2: $8
- Week 3: $6
- Week 4: $12
Did you collect enough data (money) to buy the game? How much do you have in total?
Answer Key
Math
1. The bar graph should have the title "Favorite After-School Clubs" (or similar). The Y-axis should be labeled with numbers. The bars should be drawn to the following heights:
- Art Club: 7
- Coding Club: 4
- Sports Club: 9
- Music Club: 3
- Book Club: 2
English
1. Sports Club is the most popular.
2. Book Club is the least popular.
3. 4 more students (7 - 3 = 4).
4. (Sample Answer) A bar graph makes it easy to quickly see which categories have more or less than others by comparing the heights of the bars.
Science
Robins and Pigeons (11 + 15 = 26) OR Pigeons and Sparrows (15 + 8 = 23).
Social Studies
There are more students born inside the state. (Inside state: 12 + 6 = 18. Outside state: 5 + 2 = 7).
History
Most coins: 1990s. Fewest coins: 1960s.
Art
Blue, Red, Green, Yellow.
Music
21 students were surveyed (9 + 7 + 5 = 21).
Physical Education
Answers will vary based on the student's performance. Often, more jumps are completed in the first 10 seconds before getting tired.
Foreign Language (Spanish)
- Sports Club (9) → Nueve
- Art Club (7) → Siete
- Coding Club (4) → Cuatro
- Book Club (2) → Dos
- Music Club (3) → Tres
Life Skills
Yes, you have enough money. You have $31 in total (5 + 8 + 6 + 12 = 31).