Bar Graphs
Grade 2 · Math · Measurement and Data · Mississippi, USA
Lesson Summary
Read and create bar graphs that use bars to compare amounts.
Explanation
A bar graph uses bars of different lengths to show data. The taller or longer the bar, the bigger the number. Bar graphs have a title at the top, labels along the bottom or side, and numbers along the other side. To read a bar graph, look at where the top of each bar lines up with the numbers. Bar graphs make it easy to see which group has the most or the least.
Practice Questions
Q1: In a bar graph, the bar for cats reaches 8 and the bar for dogs reaches 5. Which pet is more popular?
Answer: Cats
Q2: What does the height of a bar in a bar graph tell you?
Answer: It tells you the number or amount for that group.
Q3: A bar graph shows 10 sunny days, 7 cloudy days, and 3 rainy days. How many days were recorded in all?
Answer: 20 days
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Bar Graphs is a lesson in the Measurement and Data chapter of Grade 2 Math. It is part of the Mississippi, USA school curriculum and covers key concepts that students need to understand at this level.
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Bar Graphs is taught in Grade 2 as part of the Math curriculum in Mississippi, USA.
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