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Session 5 Study Guide: Reading Bar Graphs

Data Science for Young Minds — Grade 2

Key Topics

TopicDetails
Reading values from bar graphsReading values from bar graphs
Answering data questions using bar graphAnswering data questions using bar graphs
Comparing bars to find differencesComparing bars to find differences
Interpreting bar graphs to tell a data sInterpreting bar graphs to tell a data story

Lesson Summaries

Lesson 1: Reading the Bars

Practice reading bar graphs: find the tallest bar, the shortest bar, and read the exact numbers.

Lesson 2: Answering Questions

Answer 'how many' and 'which is the most' questions by reading bar graphs. The answers are in the bars!

Lesson 3: Comparing Bars

Figure out 'how many more' by comparing two bars. If dogs=8 and cats=5, dogs have 3 more.

Lesson 4: Bar Graph Detective

Become a bar graph detective! Given only a graph, figure out the full story of the data.

Review Questions

  1. To find 'how many' from a bar graph, you look at...
  2. The tallest bar in a graph represents...
  3. If Red=7 and Blue=4, how many MORE chose red?
  4. Can a bar graph answer the question 'which is the best?'
  5. If all bars are the same height, it means...
  6. What is a good first question to ask about any bar graph?
  7. Reading a graph is like...
  8. If the shortest bar is 'Fish' with 1 vote, that means...