To accurately draw a bar chart, one must follow four steps: 1. Draw, mark, and label the axes clearly. 2. Draw the bars and add color if applicable. 3. Give the chart a clear title that indicates what is being shown. 4. Include a key to distinguish data if there are multiple data sets.

1. Drawing Bar charts correctly In order to accurately draw a bar chart we need to follow the following steps: Draw, mark and label axes Draw bars & colour if necessary Title your chart Draw a key if necessary

2. Drawing Bar charts correctly Draw, mark and label axes Use a ruler to draw both axes Make sure they are long enough!

3. Drawing Bar charts correctly Draw, mark and label axes Mark both axes with equal spacing. Make sure there are enough marks

4. Drawing Bar charts correctly Draw, mark and label axes number the vertical axis and label it “ Frequency” 0 1 2 3 4 5 BE CAREFUL The numbers DO NOT go between the spaces Frequency

5. Drawing Bar charts correctly 1. Draw, mark and label axes The horizontal axis shows what you are measuring. 0 1 2 3 4 5 Red Blue Green Yellow Other Favourite colours Frequency BE CAREFUL The categories you have for this axis DO go between the marks on the axis!

6. Drawing Bar charts correctly 2. Draw bars & colour if necessary REMEMBER If a bar has a frequency of 0, don’t draw a bar! 0 1 2 3 4 5 Red Blue Green Yellow Other Favourite colours Frequency

7. Drawing Bar charts correctly 3. Title your chart. All titles are “ Bar chart to show…” followed by what you’re trying to show. 0 1 2 3 4 5 Red Blue Green Yellow Other Favourite colours Frequency Bar chart to show class 8’s favourite colours

8. Drawing Bar charts correctly 4. Draw a key if necessary Sometimes a bar chart has shows 2 sets of data and we need a key to tell them apart. 0 1 2 3 4 5 Red Blue Green Yellow Other Favourite colours Frequency Bar chart to show class 8’s favourite colours

9. Drawing Bar charts correctly 4. Draw a key if necessary 0 1 2 3 4 5 Red Blue Green Yellow Other Favourite colours Frequency Bar chart to show class 8’s favourite colours Key Boys Girls

10. Drawing Bar charts correctly REMEMBER Draw, mark and label axes Draw bars & colour if necessary Title your chart Draw a key if necessary