Graphs

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Concrete graphs

Concrete graphs use objects to show information.

Let’s explore a concrete graph about favourite candy!

Each piece of candy is one tally.

That means that 1 person said gum was their favourite candy.

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Explore

Explore this video entitled “Construction Tower” to learn more about how Gisele and her friends measure their buildings.

Gisele’s graph

Show information

Gisele used tape on her graph to show how many blocks were in each building.

We can use many things to show information on a graph, like:

• tape
• dots
• shapes
• pictures
• objects

Graphs have a title and labels.

• The title goes at the top - it explains what question was asked.
• Labels show the parts of a graph – what and how many are being shown.

Exploring Gisele’s graph

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My concrete graph

Time to turn a tally table into a graph!

Use the tally table below to create a graph.

Your graph must have:

• a title
• labels

You can create the graph using:

• objects you have like buttons, blocks, pasta, or popsicle sticks
• a computer
• an audio clip

Reflection

How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity?  Which of the next four sentences best matches how you are feeling about your learning? Press the button that is beside this sentence.

Now, record your ideas about your feelings using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool.