Summary
A Cyberchase math segment: facing a bug problem in the Cybrary, the CyberSquad invents a bar graph to show how many bugs they found in each room. A great origin story for why bar graphs exist.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
- Why did a list of numbers become easier to read as a bar graph?
- What does the height of each bar tell you?
- What data from your classroom could you turn into a bar graph?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: bar graph, data, axis.
Try it: Make a quick bar graph of your class's favorite fruits using tally counts.