Line Diagram

A line graph is a graph used to show

change over time.

What can time be measured in???

Seconds - Minutes - Hours – Days -
Weeks - Months – Years - Decades -
Centuries - etc.
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 When to use a line graph?
Would we use a line graph in the
following situations:

•To show how much it rained each month

this year? YES- because months and years deal with time.
•To show how many people live in East
Meadow? NO
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 Is this an acceptable graph?
Car Trip

Time
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 •The graph we just looked at does not
have any numbers on the x-axis or the y-
axis.
•Can we still draw conclusions and
answer questions about that graph?
•How many times did the driver stop
driving during the trip?
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 •Please study the graphs that you have
and answer the questions.
•Then we will discuss the your answers.

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 Money spent this week
$25.00

$20.00
Amoutn of $

$15.00

$10.00

$5.00

$0.00
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.
Day

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 • About how much money in total did this
Which
person spendday did thisand
on Monday person spend
Thursday? Howthe
do
most
you money? How do you know?
know?
•This person spent about $9.00 on Monday and
Thursday. I know this because I looked at where
the line was for Monday and Thursday and added
the two amounts.
This person spent the most money on
Wednesday. I know this because the graph is the
highest on Wednesday.
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 Miles traveled during the week

70
60
Miles Traveled

50
40
30
20
10
0
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Days

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 How many days did this person travel
less than 30 miles? 5 days
Which day did the driver travel the
least amount of miles? Sunday
Why might someone want to keep
track of their miles for the week?
To figure out how much gas they
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 U.S. Corn in Acres
85
Acres of corn (in millions)

80

75

70

65

60

55

Years

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 About how much corn did the U.S.
have in 1991? About 77 million acres
What does the y-axis represent in the
graph? Acres of corn in millions.
Can you think of another title for
this graph? The rise and fall of corn
in the U.S.
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 Calories burned while running

240
220
200
180
Calories

160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0

Hours

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•Now that you have had time to interpret graphs, I
would like you to make your own graphs.
•Remember to read the information carefully and
label everything!

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 Amount of Rain From Yesterday's Storm

14

12
Amount in Millileters

10

0
1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
Time in Hours

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 Calories burned while running

240
220
200
180
Calories

160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0

Hours

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 Value of TY beanie baby "Slowpoke Sloth"

30

25
Value in Dollars

20

15

10

0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Year

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 Test grades

100

Source
50

0
1 2 3 4 5 6
Week

Test grades

90
Source

85
80
75
70
1 2 3 4 5 6
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Multiple Line Diagram
800
700
600
p Dog
500
e Cat
400
t Bird
300
s Fish
200
100
0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

year