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Ani's Place |
1. Tally marks have been made for sea eggs and for mussels. Make the tally marks for the other sea foods. | |||
2. Show the
information on a bar graph.
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correct
bar height: sea eggs
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35
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73
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mussels
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49
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88
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crayfish
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38
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80
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crabs
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47
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88
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paua
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47
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88
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octopus
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37
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78
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3. Write a name for your graph in the best place. |
suitable
title given
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21
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53
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title above graph
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56
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78
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4. Write a label on the vertical side or left side of the graph. |
Y
axis: title & value labels
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14
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54
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value
labels only
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49
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40
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5. Write a label on the horizontal line or bottom of the graph. |
X
axis: appropriate title
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19
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64
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Commentary: Both year 4 and year 8 students used tally marks well, but were much less successful in providing labels for their graph and its areas. On average, about 35 percent more year 8 than year 4 students were successful with the required components of the bar graph. |
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