Grade 5 Data Management

Bar Graphs

Graphing Posters - line graph - bar graph - circle graph -
Important Reminders: 

  • Your bar graph should have a title (ex. Students Favourite Colours).
  • The axis should be labeled (ex. colours and number of students). 
  • Make sure you choose an appropriate scale.
    •  It would be very difficult to read the data on the sample bar graph (posted above) if the scale had an interval of 50 (the scale increases by 50 each time – 50, 100, 150, 200). 
  • Bar graph scale should reflect the size of the greatest number in the data

 Pictographs

Pictograph Anchorchart

Example: Apples Sold

Here is a pictograph of how many apples were sold at the local shop over 4 months:

Pictograph

Note that each picture of an apple means 10 apples (and the half-apple picture means 5 apples).

So the pictograph is showing:

  • In January 10 apples were sold

  • In February 40 apples were sold

  • In March 25 apples were sold

  • In April 20 apples were sold

Practice reading or interpreting pictographs click here.
Create your own pictograph online – click here.