Lesson 3

Bar graphs

During year 7 it is important for you to learn important numeracy skills that we use in science.


Objectives:

  1. Learn how to draw a bar graph

  2. Be able to read data from a bar graph

  3. Be able to analyse a bar graph

To help you with this lesson, you might find it useful to print this graph paper.

Graph paper

PART A

Read this sentence carefully:

Bar graphs can be used to show the results of an investigation. They are used when the independent variable is shown as words and the dependent variable is shown as numbers.

PART B

Watch this video lesson about drawing bar graphs

website Copy of 7 8 drawing bar graphs

PART C

Watch this video lesson about bar graph questions in exams.

website Copy of 7 8 bar graph questions

PART D

Try this quiz to finish.

Well done if you got 4/4 on the quiz, if you didn't go back through the lesson again.

End of lesson