Graphing and Analysis Activity (Small Groups Round Robin)
Instructions
Split up into 4 or 8 graphing teams. Number off teams 1 through 4. Each graphing team will be
responsible for creating two graphs: a practice graph and a repot graph. Each team’s report
graph will be shared and included in your Research Report Template.
Each graphing team will need to:
1. Graph the data provided in the chart
2. Make sure the graph has a Title, Appropriate Labels, Units, and a Key (if needed)
3. Answer the questions in the Results Writing Template by analyzing your graphs. Make
sure you answer the questions in complete sentences.
After each team completes the practice graph, split up into new sharing teams. Each sharing
team should have at least one member from each graphing team. In sharing teams share your
graph and your analysis. Everybody should be recording the analysis answers for each graph in
their Results Writing Template. To make recording answers easier, share the results of each
graph in order: member from team 1 first, member from team 2 second, and so on.
Once all four team members have shared their results and all the questions for each practice
graph have been answered, rejoin your original graphing teams and do the same thing for your
report graph. By the end of this activity you should have all the questions completed in your
Results Writing Template. You can then combine your complete sentences into paragraphs.
These paragraphs, with each group report graph, will make up the results section of your report.
Graphing Team 1
Team Member Names:
For each graph Graphing Teams need to:
1. Graph the data provided in the chart
2. Make sure the graph has a Title, Appropriate Labels, Units, and a Key (if needed)
3. Analyze the graph by answering questions about the graph. Write you answers in complete
sentences by restating the question.
Practice Graph
Percent of Bald Eagle that Tested Positive for Lead Exposure at Time of Admission to TRC from
2010-2014
Lead Exposure
Negative Lead Exposure
Positive Lead Exposure
Total
Number of Eagles
4
558
562
Percent of Eagles
1%
99%
100%
Notes
(Lead level = 0.0 ppm)
(Lead level > 0.0 ppm)
Discuss - What type of graph did you choose (line graph, bar graph, pie graph, etc.) and why?
Questions:
1. From January 2010 through December 2014 the Raptor Center admitted how many sick and
injured bald eagles?
2. Of those bald eagles admitted, how many tested positive for lead exposure having a blood lead
level greater than zero ppm?
3. This represents what percentage of all bald eagles admitted?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Report Graph – Figure 1
Clinical Categories Based on Blood Lead Levels of Bald Eagles Admitted to TRC from 2010-2014
Clinical Category
0.2-0.59 ppm - Subclinical
0.6-1.2 ppm - Clinical
>1.2 ppm - Fatal
Total
Number of Eagles
74
13
81
168
Discussion - What type of graph did you choose (line graph, bar graph, pie graph, etc.) and why?
Questions:
1. How many of the bald eagles diagnosed with lead poisoning does Figure 1 show at the
subclinical, clinical, and fatal level?
2. What percent of bald eagles diagnosed with lead poisoning had a fatal level of exposure?
3. Summarize your findings in a paragraph. Start by stating: Figure 1 illustrates the clinical…
Graphing Team 2
Team Member Names:
For each graph Graphing Teams need to:
1. Graph the data provided in the chart
2. Make sure the graph has a Title, Appropriate Labels, Units, and a Key (if needed)
3. Analyze the graph by answering questions about the graph. Write you answers in complete
sentences by restating the question.
Practice Graph
Percent of Bald Eagles Admitted to TRC from 2010-2014 Diagnosed with Lead Poisoning
Lead Exposure
Background
Lead Poisoning
Total
Number of Eagles
394
168
562
Percent of Eagles
70%
30%
100%
Notes
(Lead levels < 0.2 ppm)
(Lead levels > 0.2 ppm)
Discuss - What type of graph did you choose (line graph, bar graph, pie graph, etc.) and why?
Questions:
1. In addition, how many of those bald eagles were diagnosed with lead poisoning, which was what
percent of all bald eagles admitted?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Report Graph – Figure 2
Comparison of Percentage of Adult and Juvenile Bald Eagles Diagnosed with Lead Poisoning at
TRC from 2010-2014
Adult
Juvenile
Lead Poisoning
126
42
Total Eagles with Lead Poisoning
168
168
Percentage
75%
25%
Discussion - What type of graph did you choose (line graph, bar graph, pie graph, etc.) and why?
Questions:
1. Of all the bald eagles diagnosed with lead poisoning, what percent were adults and what percent
were juveniles?
2. Does this data suggest that more adults or juveniles were suffering from lead poisoning?
3. Summarize your findings in a paragraph. Start by stating: Figure 2 illustrates the comparison…
Graphing Team 3
Team Member Names:
For each graph Graphing Teams need to:
1. Graph the data provided in the chart
2. Make sure the graph has a Title, Appropriate Labels, Units, and a Key (if needed)
3. Analyze the graph by answering questions about the graph. Write you answers in complete sentences by
restating the question.
Practice Graph
Circumstances of bald eagle admission to TRC from 2010-2014
Primary
Secondary
Total
308
20
329
98
70
168
55
3
58
21
18
39
13
17
30
18
2
20
19
2
21
6
2
8
6
1
7
4
2
6
6
0
6
3
1
4
2
1
3
2
0
2
1
0
1
Totals
562
139
702
*Only graph the totals. The primary and secondary circumstances were included so you can see why the total
number of circumstances is more than the total number of bald eagles admitted.
Circumstance of Admission
Unknown Trauma
Lead Poisoning
Collision w/ Vehicle
Projectile (Gunshot)
Starvation
Natural Accident
Raptor Interaction
Undiagnosed Disease
Trap
Malnutrition
Tangled in Fence or String
Others (Tar, Oil, Chimney)
Disease
Collision w/ Power line
Exposure
Code
MT
TX
CV
PR
ST
NA
RI
US
TP
MN
TF
OT
SD
CP
EX
Discuss - What type of graph did you choose (line graph, bar graph, pie graph, etc.) and why?
Questions:
1. Of the 15 circumstances of admission, how common was lead poisoning? Only which
circumstance of admission occurred more frequently?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Report Graph – Figure 3
Average Bald Eagle Blood Lead Level at Time of Admission to TRC from 2010-2014
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
5 YR AVG
1.44
2.94
0.55
0.75
0.10
0.07
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
5 YR AVG
0.10
0.07
0.24
0.57
2.46
4.16
Discuss - What type of graph did you choose (line graph, bar graph, pie graph, etc.) and why?
Questions:
1. Which three months have the lowest average lead levels (less than or equal to 0.1 ppm) as shown
in Figure 3?
2. For comparison, what are the average lead levels for November and December? Do average lead
levels continue to stay elevated (above 0.2 ppm) over the winter and early spring?
3. Summarize your findings in a paragraph: Start by stating: Figure 3 illustrates the average…
Graphing Team 4
Team Member Names:
For each graph Graphing Teams need to:
1. Graph the data provided in the chart
2. Make sure the graph has a Title, Appropriate Labels, Units, and a Key (if needed)
3. Analyze the graph by answering questions about the graph. Write you answers in complete sentences by
restating the question.
Practice Graph
Treatment Resolution of Bald Eagles with Lead Poisoning as their Primary or Secondary
Circumstance of Admission to TRC from 2010-2014
Released to Wild
Died
Total
Number of Eagles
21
147
168
Percent of Eagles
12%
87%
100%
Discuss - What type of graph did you choose (line graph, bar graph, pie graph, etc.) and why?
Questions:
1. Of the bald eagles diagnosed with lead poisoning as their primary or secondary circumstance of
admission, what percent were released to the wild and what percent died?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Report Graph – Figure 4
Monthly Bald Eagle Admissions to TRC from 2010-2014
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Totals
Lead
Poisoning
20
11
25
13
6
2
6
2
6
13
23
41
168
Background
12
8
25
35
40
45
54
41
60
50
17
7
394
Total
32
19
50
48
46
47
60
43
66
63
40
48
562
Percent with Lead
Poisoning
63%
58%
50%
27%
13%
4%
10%
5%
9%
21%
58%
85%
30%
*Graph number with lead poisoning and background on the same graph
Discuss - What type of graph did you choose (line graph, bar graph, pie graph, etc.) and why?
Questions:
1. How many bald eagles were admitted with lead poisoning during June, July, and August as
shown in Figure 4?
2. What percent of all the bald eagles admitted in July were diagnosed with lead poisoning?
3. Whereas, how many bald eagles were admitted with lead poisoning in November, December, and
January?
4. What percent of all the bald eagles admitted in December were diagnosed with lead poisoning?
5. Summarize your findings in a paragraph. Start by stating: Figure 4 illustrates the monthly…