Jessica Michaelson
SLM521
EXPLORING LINE GRAPHS ON THE WEB
As we continue
with our unit on statistics, we will begin to explore line graphs. Visit the site: http://www.mcwdn.org/Graphs/LineGraph.html and learn what line graphs are used for, and how
to create them. Once you have looked
over the website thoroughly, go to the Line
Graphs Quiz link at the
top of the page and complete the assessment.
When you have done this and checked it over, print out a hard copy, and
place it in the completed assignments basket.
Finally, complete the following tasks:
1.
Go to the weather website
and type in your zip code. (21045)
2.
Then click on
the 10-day forecast and write in your math journals what
the high temperatures will be for the next 10 days
in our area.
3.
Take a piece of
grid paper and create a line graph to display the
information
you have placed in your journal. Don’t
forget T.A.I.L.S. (Title, Axis,
Information, Labels, Scale)
4.
Using the graph
that you have just created to answer the following
questions in your math journal:
a. List the mean, median, mode and range of the data.
b.If
there were no scale, would you be able to tell what days the highest and lowest
temperatures were on, and how?
c. For the most part, is the data increasing,
decreasing, or remaining the same?
d.Why
did you choose the scale that you chose?
e. Write one question for a classmate to answer about
your graph.
5.
Turn in your
graph and math journal when you have completed and checked
over your work.