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Lesson 4: Creating Charts

About 30 minutes — Activity-based lesson

What You Will Learn

This lesson covers:

Selecting data for a chart

This section covers the key ideas about selecting data for a chart. Discuss with your group or family and explore the concepts together.

Choosing the right chart type

This section covers the key ideas about choosing the right chart type. Discuss with your group or family and explore the concepts together.

Customizing: titles, labels, colors

This section covers the key ideas about customizing: titles, labels, colors. Discuss with your group or family and explore the concepts together.

Activity: create a bar chart and a line chart from your data

This section covers the key ideas about activity: create a bar chart and a line chart from your data. Discuss with your group or family and explore the concepts together.

Check Your Understanding

1. How do you create a chart from spreadsheet data?

Answer: Select your data (including headers), click Insert → Chart (or the chart icon), and choose your chart type. The chart appears instantly.

2. How do you choose the right chart type?

Answer: Same rules as before: bar chart for comparing categories, line chart for trends over time, pie chart for parts of a whole.

3. How do you add a title to your chart?

Answer: Click on the chart, then look for Chart Editor or Format options. You can add a title, label axes, and change colors.

4. What is the advantage of charts in a spreadsheet vs. by hand?

Answer: Speed and accuracy. A spreadsheet chart updates automatically if you change the data. It is also easy to try different chart types to see which communicates best.

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