A Graphing Skill Practice

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By Caitlin Miller
Cut out a piece of grid paper 12 squares by 10 squares. Using
T.I.C.A.L.S. as your guide, create a bar graph from the data table
on manila paper.
Ball Bounces

Trial Height (cm)

1 35

2 44

3 52

4 38

Cut out a piece of grid paper 19 squares by 10 squares. Using

T.I.C.A.L.S. as your guide, create a bar graph from the data table
on manila paper.

Changing Temperatures

Time (min) Temperature (C)

0 85

5 80

10 50

15 25
Cut out a piece of grid paper 10 squares by 10 squares. Using
T.I.C.A.L.S. as your guide, create a bar graph from the data table
on manila paper.
Magnetic Attraction

Trial Paperclips Held

1 6

2 7

3 9

4 5

Cut out a piece of grid paper 14 squares by 10 squares. Using

T.I.C.A.L.S. as your guide, create a bar graph from the data table
on manila paper.

Time to Make a Circuit

Group Time (min)

Bears 12

Turtles 34

Ducks 8

Foxes 16
Cut out a piece of grid paper 14 squares by 10 squares. Using
T.I.C.A.L.S. as your guide, create a bar graph from the data table
on manila paper.
Mass of Items

Blocks Mass (g)

Plastic block 15

Wood block 25

Steel block 45

Glass block 60

Cut out a piece of grid paper 8 squares by 10 squares. Using

T.I.C.A.L.S. as your guide, create a bar graph from the data table
on manila paper.

Rabbits near Crystal Lake

Date Number of Rabbits

Nov. 14 13

Nov. 21 15

Nov. 28 12

Dec. 5 4
Cut out a piece of grid paper 10 squares by 10 squares. Using
T.I.C.A.L.S. as your guide, create a bar graph from the data table
on manila paper.
Coal Burned in South
Power Plant
Year Coal Burned (kg)

2009 6000

2010 7000

2011 9000

2012 12000

Cut out a piece of grid paper 14 squares by 10 squares. Using

T.I.C.A.L.S. as your guide, create a bar graph from the data table
on manila paper.

Chrysalis to Adult

Date Adult Butterflies

Nov. 23 4

Nov. 24 8

Nov. 25 9

Nov. 26 12
Cut out a piece of grid paper 9 squares by 10 squares. Using
T.I.C.A.L.S. as your guide, create a bar graph from the data table
on manila paper.
Robot Task

Robot Time (min)

T.O.M. 13

B.E.N. 17

P.A.T. 7

J.I.M. 10

Cut out a piece of grid paper 14 squares by 10 squares. Using

T.I.C.A.L.S. as your guide, create a bar graph from the data table
on manila paper.

Volume of Solution

Solution Volume (mL)

Lemonade 50

Salt Water 65

Chocolate Milk 24

Orange Kool-Aid 38
Title: Do you have a title that communicates what
your graph is about?

Intervals: Are your bars evenly spaced, the same

width and did you use as much of horizontal
space as possible?

Color: Did you color your bars nicely and anything

else that could be colored?

Axis: Did you make nice, neat axis’ using a ruler on

all parts?

Labels: Did you label the axis’ with the information

from the data table and the value for each bar?

Scale: Did you evenly space your vertical values

and use as much of the vertical space as
possible?
Use this grid paper
to cut out the size
asked for on the
task card.

Glue the grid onto

manila paper and
make your graph.
Thank you for downloading these free task cards. My student have a hard time
getting all the information they need in graphs, so I made these to help them
practice. T.I.C.A.L.S. is the acronym I use to teacher them all the parts of a graph they
need to remember to include to communicate their information the most effectively.
There is no key, but I included a graph using T.I.C.A.L.S. below.
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