📊 Topic Summary
Bar graphs are a super cool way to show information using bars! The bars can go up and down (vertical) or side to side (horizontal). The taller or longer the bar, the more there is of that thing. Learning to read bar graphs helps us quickly understand and compare different amounts.
🔤 Part A: Vocabulary
Match the word with its meaning:
- Bar Graph
- Data
- Axis
- Scale
- Interpret
- A line that helps show the amounts on a graph.
- To explain the meaning of something.
- Information, often numbers, collected for analysis.
- A way to show information using bars of different lengths.
- The set of numbers, marks, or lines along an axis.
✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks
Use the words below to fill in the blanks.
Words: taller, compare, graph, information, bars
A bar _______ is a chart that uses _______ to show _______ . We can _______ the amounts of different things by looking at how _______ the bars are.
🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking
Imagine you surveyed your classmates about their favorite ice cream flavor. How would you use a bar graph to show the results?