Graphing

= Creating Line Graph = You are going to create a double line graph that compares the daily temperatures over a 7-day period in December 2010 to the same week in December 2009. Record the high and low temperatures for Mays Landing in a table that you'll create using Excel or Microsoft Word. You can find each day's temperature by watching the news, reading the paper, or searching the Internet. You must record the temperature for seven CONSECUTIVE days. In class, you'll use your data to create your double line graph.

January 3, 2011
Creating a Histogram

You will be viewing examples of histograms and reading descriptions of and instructions for creating histograms. Do not click on anything! Do not send any questions to the "tutor" on these sites.

1)Open a new tab and please copy and paste the following site into your browser: http://www.tutorvista.com/math/histograms-for-kids Read about what a histogram is and how to create one. 2)Copy and paste this site into your browser: http://www.tutorvista.com/math/histograms-for-kids-help Pay attention to each example. Notice how the information was taken from each frequency table and used to create a histogram. 3)How is a histogram different from a bar graph?

Think about this: How many hours a week do you spend watching TV? Include TV watched before and after school, at night, and on weekends. Post your estimated weekly TV hours on the Math discussion page with the subject: TV. Begin to create a table in Excel that you'll use to collect data from everyone in the class. You are responsible for getting each person's hours. This should be completed by the end of today's class period.