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📈 Picture Graphs and Bar Graphs

Draw your own picture graphs and bar graphs with up to four categories, then use them to answer put-together, take-apart, and compare questions.

3
lessons
~15 min
to learn
🔢 Math
subject
Ages 6–12
level
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What you’ll learn

  1. Picture GraphsRead and draw a picture graph where each symbol represents one item, up to four categories.A picture graph shows data with symbols, one symbol per item. You read it by counting the symbols in each row, and the longest row is the most popular category. You build one by giving each category a row and drawing one symbol per vote.
  2. Bar GraphsDraw a bar graph with labeled axes and a single-unit scale for up to four categories.A bar graph shows data with bars whose height equals the count on a single-unit scale. A complete bar graph has a title, a category axis naming each bar, and a count axis with a scale, so anyone can read exactly how many are in each category.
  3. Graph QuestionsUse a graph to solve put-together (add), take-apart, and compare (subtract) problems.Graphs help you answer questions. 'Put together' and 'in all' mean add the bars for a total. 'Take apart,' 'how many more,' and 'how many fewer' mean subtract to find a difference. Reading the question words tells you which operation to use.

Questions this course answers

In a picture graph where each symbol is one vote, dogs have 5 symbols. How many dog votes?

Each symbol is one vote, so 5 symbols means 5 votes.

Which category is most popular on a picture graph?

The most symbols means the most votes, so the longest row is most popular.

On a bar graph, what does a TALLER bar mean?

A taller bar shows a larger count — more.

Dogs have 5 votes and birds have 2. How many MORE dogs than birds?

5 − 2 = 3, so there are 3 more dog votes.

'How many pets in ALL?' tells you to…

'In all' wants the total, so add every bar together.

Grounded in trusted sources

  • National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
  • Khan Academy Kids
  • PBS Kids — early math
  • Britannica Kids

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