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Let's Make a Graph, Mom!
We were studying the instruments of the orchestra, and my daughter had an idea to make a poll of people's favorite composers to add to her lapbook . I asked her a few questions, and she said, "Wait a minute. I know just what I want. Let me go get the book." She came back with Bart's Amazing Charts in her hands and showed me the pictures of poll results and bar graphs.Wow!
What an opportunity to use math in a real world application--living math-- and at her request! This was a teachable moment I could not pass by. Please help her learn how to make graphs by participating in the five polls below.
We've finished this project. You may vote just for fun if you'd like. For more information about our orchestra and composers unit study visit Music Lapbook.
The Book that Started This Project
My daughter read this book and was inspired to create this polling project.
Bart's Amazing Charts (Hello, Reader! Math)
Amazon Price: (as of 12/06/2009)
Used Price: $2.06
This is a living math book. It teaches about charts and graphs within an engaging story.
Pictures of the Charts
These are the graphs we made into mini-books for our Music lapbook . The whole set of pictures for this lapbook are on Flickr as well.
Make a Graph Online
These are all very cool sites for creating an attractive, full-color graph with the data you enter.
- Create a Graph By National Center for Education
- With this online, free software, you simply enter your data and select your preferences (everything from font to color to effects). Then you are given an image that you can email, print, or even save in a variety of file formats! Very nice!
- Grapher
- It is much simpler to use, but then again it doesn't have as many options. You can print your graph from the screen, but you can't save the image.
- Illuminations: Graphing Activities
- Choose from circle graphs, bar graphs, vertex-edge graph, and square graphs.
- ChartGo
- Quickly create bar charts, line charts or pie charts. Simply paste your data in the chart data area and hit the create chart button.
Reproducible Books
Charts and Graphs Ideas
from other homeschooling moms
- Graphing Posts at Our Journey Westward
- After reading this blog, you'll have some great inspiration for using household objects for making 3D charts and graphs! Cindy finds graphing project for every season too.
- Graphing Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten
- This article has some fantastic ideas for introducing very young children to graphs.
- Charts & Tables by Dinah Zike
- Dinah Zike suggests using folded paper to make a chart or graph! Brilliant and easy!
- Valentine's Heart Math
- Candy and math -- a great combination. Try this lesson, and your kids are sure to rave about math!
Charts and Graphs
Charts and graphs are everywhere! Here are examples from Flickr.
Guestbook
Thanks for voting in these polls! If you'd like to sign the guestbook, please go ahead!
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- masumah.n masumah.n Sep 15, 2009 @ 3:31 am
- Thank's that is very good.
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- Pastiche Pastiche May 15, 2009 @ 11:13 am
- The polls make instant graphs ... what fun! I'm featuring this at Star Charts for Kids.
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- Evelyn_Saenz Evelyn_Saenz Mar 31, 2009 @ 4:31 pm
- I loved voting in all the poles!
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Favorite Instrument Poll
The results of this poll will go into our Orchestra lapbook.
Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com
Favorite Composer Poll
Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com
Music Poll
Clipart courtesy FCIT
Animal Poll
This poll is just for fun!
Ice Cream Poll
Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com
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