Numeracy in science

Graphing skills

Name: ________________

Date:________
What type of graph?

For each scenario, decide the best graph to use. Circle the type of graph to use
and justify your choice.

Scenario 1
Experiment
Louisa and Alex heated some water in a beaker and measured the temperature
every two minutes. Here are their results:
Time (minutes)
2
4
6
8
10
12

Temperature (C)
25
29
33
37
41
45

What type of graph?

Column graph

Line graph

Pie graph

Justify your answer:_______________________________________

______________________________________________________
_____________

Scenario 2
Students will take a class survey of blood type and use the data to make a
suitable graph.
What type of graph?

Column graph

Line graph

Pie graph

Justify your answer:_______________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Numeracy in science

Graphing skills

Name :________________________________

Date:__________

What type of graph?

For each scenario, decide the best graph to use. Circle the type of graph to use
and justify your choice.
Scenario 3
The data below relate to the speed of a car to its stopping distance.
Speed of a car(m/s)
0
5
10
15
20

Stopping distance(m)
0
7
22
50
80

What type of graph?

Column graph

Line graph

Pie graph

Justify your answer: _____________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Scenario 4

Students drew a graph to show the composition of air.

What type of graph?

Column graph

Line graph

Pie graph

Justify your answer:________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

Numeracy in science

Graphing skills

1- Match up the type of graph to its use:

Type of graph

Why it is used for

Line graph is

used to show parts of a whole

Pie graph is

used to compare amounts.

Colum graph is

used to show trends or changes over time

2-

What type of graph?

Write the type of graph that you should use for each case:
1- The growth of an organism over a lifetime

_______________________

2- The influence of fertilizers on plant growth.__________________________

3- the percentage of different gases that make up air ____________________

4- Compare the number of students who were born in different

seasons_____________