1. Chapter 2.5 McDougal Littell Middle School Math Course 1 Joseph Williams Melvin E. Sine Elementary [email_address] Objective : Display data using bar graphs.

2. Vocabulary Bar Graph – p. 79 - a graph in which the lengths of bars are used to represent and compare data. Double Bar Graph – p. 80 - a bar graph that shows two sets of data on the same graph.

3. Reading a Bar Graph There are 90 quarters in the vending machine.

4. Making a Bar Graph The table shows the prices of menu items at a local restaurant. Choose a scale for a bar graph of the data. The largest data value is 15. So, start the scale at 0 and extend it to a value greater than 15, such as 20. Use increments of 5.

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7. Favorite Ice Cream Think of your favorite ice cream out of these three choices: strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla. We will collect data from the class, then make a double bar graph of this data. We will also make a bar graph using Excel software and check to see if it looks like our graph.