Name:________________________ Date: ___________ Period: ________
Vertical Bar Graph
A bar graph is a great way to understand a relationship between two or more
things when you don’t necessarily care about the exact numbers involved.
With a bar graph, you can looking quickly at the graph and understand some
important information about the topic of the graph. It is important that every
graph has a title and that both the x-axis and the y-axis indicate what each
one measures. A vertical bar graph shows the relationship as columns from
bottom to top. The top of the column indicates how many.
Feet
Tallest Mountain in Mountain Range
16000
14000
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
Rainier
(Cascades)
Mitchell
(Appalachians)
Gaither
(Ozarks)
Tallest Mountain
The example vertical bar graph above doesn’t indicate exactly how tall each
mountain is but it does tell the height relationship among some major
mountain chains in the United States. The graph indicates that Mount Rainier
in the Cascade Mountains is taller than Mount Mitchell in the Appalachian
Mountains and that Mount Rainier is over 14,000 feet high.
1. Approximately how tall is Mount Gaither? ________
2. What is the name of the tallest mountain in the Cascades? ________
3. List the mountains in ascending order by height.
4. About how much taller is Mount Mitchell than Mount Gaither? ______
5. In this graph the x-axis indicates ________________________ and
the y-axis indicates _______________________ .
Name:________________________ Date: ___________ Period: ________
Horizontal Bar Graph
A bar graph is a great way to understand a relationship between two or more
things when you don’t necessarily care about the exact numbers involved.
With a bar graph, you can looking quickly at the graph and understand some
important information about the topic of the graph. It is important that every
graph has a title and that both the x-axis and the y-axis indicate what each
one measures. A horizontal bar graph shows the relationship as rows from
left to right. The right end of the row indicates how many.
Changes in Nebraska Population
10-Year Interval
1880
1910
1940
1970
2000
0
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
Population
The example horizontal bar graph above shows how the population of
Nebraska has changed every ten years since 1860. The lowest red line shows
the population for the year 2000; the one above, 1990; third from the
bottom, 1980; the one above, 1970; and so forth. Reading this graph, for
example, shows that the population of Nebraska reached just over 1 million
people in 1890, where 1890 is one bar below the label 1880.
1. When did the population of Nebraska first exceed 1.5 million?
2. What are the three time periods when the population didn’t change much?
3. What happened to the population between 1930 and 1940? __
4. What happened to the population between 1880 and 1890? __
5. How long did it take for the population to return to its 1930 level?
Name:________________________ Date: ___________ Period: ________
Independent Practice – Temperature Vertical Bar Graph
Average January Temperature for Selected U.S.
Cities
80
Degrees F
60
40
20
0
-20
Answer the following questions based upon the information in the graph.
1. Which city has the coldest January temperature? _________________
2. Which city has the warmest January temperature? _______________
3. What is the approximate temperature difference between:
a. Omaha and Tampa
b. Atlanta and Dallas
c. Omaha and Bismark ______
d. Fairbanks and Duluth
4. List the three warmest cities in order, starting with the warmest.
5. List the five coldest cities in order, starting with the coldest.
Name:_____________________ Date: _________ Period:______
Calories
Calories in Fast Food Items
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Menu Items
Independent Practice – Calories Vertical Bar Graph
Answer the following questions based upon the information in the graph.
1. Which menu item contains the most calories? _________________
2. Which menu item contains the least calories? _________________
3. About how many calories more is a large fries than a cheeseburger? _
4. Which sandwich has the most calories? ______________________
5. What is the ratio of the calories in small fries versus large? About __
6. About how many calories does the cheese in a cheeseburger add? ___
7. What combination of a sandwich, fries and shake has the most calories?
8. Estimate the number of calories in a meal of a cheeseburger, medium
fries and a small shake. ______________________
Name:______________________ Date: ___________ Period: __
Votes for Candidate by Precinct
6
Precinct
5
4
McCain
Obama
3
2
1
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
Number of Votes
Independent Practice – Voting Horizontal Bar Graph
Answer the following questions based upon the information in the graph.
1. How many precincts are represented in this graph? ______
2. How many candidates are represented in this graph?
___
3. In which precinct did Obama get less than 2000 votes? ___
4. In which precinct did Obama get more than 6000 votes? _
5. In which precinct did McCain get more than 4000 votes? _
6. How many precincts did Obama win? __
7. How many precincts did McCain win? ___
8. About how many voters are in Precinct 3? ___
9. About how many more votes did Obama get in Precinct 5?
_
10. _________________________________________ Just using the
information on this graph, who was the winner in the city where these
precincts are located? ____________________
Name:______________________ Date: ___________ Period: __
Sales of Video Games by Quarter - 2008
Quarter
4
3
Superhero
Football
Adventure
2
1
0
50
100
150
Thousands Sold
Independent Practice – Sales Horizontal Bar Graph
The Wowie Video Game Company sells three popular video games: a
superhero game, a football game and an adventure game. They track sales
by quarter of the year where a quarter of a year is three months. The first
quarter begins in January. Retail sales of popular video games increase
greatly in the fourth quarter because of the Christmas holiday. Answer the
following questions based upon the information in the graph.
1. How many adventure games were sold in the 2nd quarter? _
2. Which game sold the best in the 1st quarter? ________
3. List the games in order of increasing sales in the 4th quarter.
4. Which game sold the least in the 2nd quarter?
5. Which game sold more than 100,000 copies in one quarter?
6. One game showed a steady increase in sales throughout 2008. Which
game was it? ____________
7. Which game sold the most in 2008? __________
Name:______________________ Date: ___________ Period: __
Make a Vertical Bar Graph
Mr. Edison’s class sold candy bars to raise money for the local homeless
shelter. In the first week they sold 40; second week, 65; third week, 70; and
the last week, just 50. Using the grid above, make a vertical bar graph for
this data. Give the graph a title. Label the x (horizontal) and y (vertical) axis
properly.
1. Which week did the class sell the most? ____________________
2. Which week did the class sell the least? ____________________
3. How many more candy bars did they sell in the second week than in
a. The first week? ______
b. The last week? ______
4. How many candy bars did they sell in total? ____________________
5. They candy bars cost $0.50 each and were sold for $1 each. How much
profit did the class make?
Name:______________________ Date: ___________ Period: __
Vertical Bar Graph Practice
Walk – 35
The school principal wants to reorganize rules for using the school entrance
road at the beginning and end of the day. The principal has surveyed the
students about their mode of transportation. Using the grid above, make a
vertical bar graph for this data. Label the x (horizontal) and y (vertical) axis
properly and provide a title. Answer the following questions.
1. In this graph the x-axis represents _____________________ .
2. In this graph the y-axis represents _____________________ .
3. What happens if you reverse the x-axis and the y-axis?
.
4. What is the ratio of students who take the bus versus those that arrive by
car? ______________ .
5. What is the ratio for all three modes of transportation? ______ .
Name:______________________ Date: ___________ Period: __
Make a Horizontal Bar Graph
Mr. Edison’s
class sold
candy bars to raise money for the local homeless shelter. In the first week they
sold 43; second week, 47; third week, 58; and the last week, 65. Using the
grid above, make a horizontal bar graph for this data. Give the graph a title.
Label the x (horizontal) and y (vertical) axis properly.
1. Which week did the class sell the most? ____________________
2. Which week did the class sell the least? ____________________
3. How many more candy bars did they sell in the last week than in
c. The first week? ______
d. The third week? ______
4. How many candy bars did they sell in total? ____________________
5. They candy bars cost $0.40 each and were sold for $1 each. How much
profit did the class make?
6. What trend in sales does this bar chart show? ____________________
Name:__________________ Date: ___________ Period: ______
Making a Horizontal Bar Graph
Middle School Basketball Team – Points Scored
Game Score
1
2
3
4
5
6
22
27
18
24
22
25
Using the grid above make a horizontal bar
graph for this data. Label the x (horizontal)
and y (vertical) axis properly. The title is
already provided. Answer the following
questions.
1. In this graph the x-axis represents
.
2. In this graph the y-axis represents ______________________ .
3. In this graph the length of each horizontal bar represents .
4. What is the average number of points per game?
.
5. How many games did the team win?
.
6. Did the team improve during the season?
.
7. How do you know the answer to Question 6 from looking at the graph?
Name:______________________ Date: ___________ Period:____
Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______
Animal
Speed (mph)
Cheetah
70
Antelope
60
Elk
45
Ostrich
43
Giraffe
32
Using the grid above, make a
horizontal bar graph for this data.
Label the x (horizontal) and y
(vertical) axis properly and provide a
title. Answer the following questions.
1. In this graph the x-axis represents _________________________ .
1. In this graph the x-axis represents _____________________ .
2. In this graph the y-axis represents _____________________ .
2. In this graph the y-axis represents __________________________ .
3. How many animals run faster than 40 miles per hour? ___________.
3. How many animals run faster than 40 miles per hour? ___________ .
4. Which animal can run 60 miles per hour? ____________________ .
4. Which animal can run 60 miles per hour? _____________________ .
5. What is the ratio of the speed of an antelope versus the speed of an elk?
5. What is the ratio of the speed of an antelope versus the speed of an
elk?
.
.
6.
6.
7.
7.
Which animal is the slowest of this group? ____________________ .
Which animal is the slowest of this group? _____________________.
How much faster is a cheetah than an ostrich?
How much faster is a cheetah than an ostrich?
..
Did you remember to show the units (mph) in your label?
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Answers
Vertical Bar Graph
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2100 feet
Mount R ainier
Gaither, Mitchell, Rainier
About 12,000 feet
The x-axis represents the tallest mountain in the mountain range and the
y-axis represents the height in feet.
Horizontal Bar Graph
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1980
1890-1900; 1940-1950; 1980-1990
Population declined
More than doubled
Approximately 30 years, until 1960
Independent Practice – Temperature Vertical Bar Graph
1. Fairbanks
2. Honolulu
3. a. 40 degrees
b. about the same
c. 10 degrees
d. 20 degrees
4. Honolulu, Miami, Tampa
5. Fairbanks, Duluth, Bismark
Independent Practice – Calories Vertical Bar Graph
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Large shake
Small fires
About 250 calories
Fish sandwich
1:2
About 50 calories
Fish sandwich, large fries, large shake
1100 - 1300
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Independent Practice – Voting Horizontal Bar Graph
1. 6
2. 2
3. 3
4. 5
5. 5
6. 2
7. 4
8. About 4,000
9. About 2,000
10. O ba m a
Independent Practice – Sales Horizontal Bar Graph
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
50,000
Superhero
Superhero, football, adventure
Football
Adventure
Adventure
Adventure
Make a Vertical Bar Graph
Class Sales of Candy Bars
Number sold
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1
2
3
4
Week Number
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2nd week
1 st week
a. 25 b. 15
225
$112.50
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Making a Vertical Bar Graph
Student's Favorite Ice Cream Flavor
Number of Students
10
8
6
4
2
0
Vanilla
Chocolate
Bubblegum Smurf
Strawberry
Flavors
1. The flavor of ice cream
2. The number of students
3. The number of students who like the flavor of ice
cream
4. Chocolate
5. Bubblegum and Smurf
6. 21 students
Vertical Bar Graph Practice
Modes of Transportation to School
70
hiart3er of Students
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Walk
Bus
Car
Transportation Mode
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The kind of transportation
The number of students
Horizontal bar graph
58:26 ~= 2:1
35:58:26 ~= 4:6:3
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Make a Horizontal Bar Graph
Sales of Candy Bars
Week Number
4
3
2
1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Number Sold
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Week 4
Week 1
a. 22 b. 7
213 sold
$127.80
Trend is sales increasing over time
Making a Horizontal Bar Graph
Middle School Basketball Team – Points Scored
Number of Points Scored
Game Number
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
5
10
15
20
25
1. The
number
of points
2. The
game
number
3. The
number
of points
scored in
the game
30
4. Averag
e points per game is 23
5. Cannot tell from this data
6. Team did not improve during the season
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7. We know that the team didn’t improve because the bars do not increase
in length over the season from Game 1 to Game 6.
Horizontal Bar Graph Practice
Top Running Speed of Animals
Giraffe
Animal
Elk
Ostrich
Antelope
Cheetah
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Speed (mph)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Speed in mph
Animal
4
Antelope
60:45 = 4:3
Gi raffe
27 mph
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