Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Line Graphs


Well, today in science class we talked about bar graphs. Some of the things we learned about were how to label the x-axis and the y-axis. Through yesterdays lesson on dependent and independent variables(IV & DV) we found that the x-axis (no. of days) was the IV and that the y-axis (temp. in Fahrenheit) was the DV. Of course everyone knows that your graph needs to be clear and understandable so peers can collect data easily.On every graph there is a interval. an interval is the pattern that the graph follows.For example: if every line equaled 2 (2,4,6,8,10, etc.) then 2 would be your interval. Depending on how you scale your graph depends on how the lines on it look like. When you scale your graph, you're basically labeling the axis. For example: if the scale was from 0-80, the interval would be 10. When you don't have enough room to fit all your info. on the graph you would use what's called a break. If you have data that doesn't go lower than 60, then you would use a break in your graph and go up from 60. With all of the info. that Mr.Sherman has taught us today, it would have been bogus to miss class.

~DaddyzGrl101

14 comments:

Mr. Sherman's Science Class said...

great post you covered alot in not that many words. If I missed class today I would totally have understood it all. today was great I had alot of fun.

Mr. Sherman's Science Class said...

The first post was from crazyswimmergirl108. sorry I forgot to put my blogger name there.

Mr. Sherman's Science Class said...

Good Post DaddyzGrl97!
If I wasn't in I would of totally understood what he taught today. You covered everthing we learned in a short paragraph.
Great Job!
crazygrl97

Mr. Sherman's Science Class said...

DaddyzGrl101:i dont think you ever described what an axis was did you??


~HEYYitsAGC:P

Mr. Sherman's Science Class said...

Great Post daddysgrl97! I liked how you descibed everything that you could, I might be wrong but wasnt it a line graph we were talking about in class today?
Great Job!
~Gymnasticsgirl21

Mr. Sherman's Science Class said...

Whoa.....Hold on a second. We learned about Line graphs today not bar graphs! I think this was probably a typo.

As you know, I normally won't go in and change anything about a post, but I am going to go in and change this title. I don't want anyone confused on what we did today!

Remember, a line graph shows change over time! Other than the little typo, great post DaddzGrl.

I hope we can get some good dialogue started. Does anyone have any questions?

Mr. Sherman's Science Class said...

DaddyzGrl101,

Great post today! The typo was kind of confusing. But there was great information in your blog. And also some small simple mistakes were made that revisions could have helped disappear. Other than that(if we do another post) I hope you do just as good on it as you did today!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so excited about who is going to get picked for the blog tomorrow, because it's block 3 to do the post.


AWESOME POST!!!!
soccerchick09

Mr. Sherman's Science Class said...

You had a really great post today DaddyzGirl97!! I thought that you and JerseyGirl697 have made really great posts!! I really liked learning about line graphs. I hope that the colors I chose stood out enough!! You really covered a lot!! See you in class or lunch tomorrow!!

~UNCfan2015

Mr. Sherman's Science Class said...

This was very informative. I appreciate all the information. The only thing that I think could have made it better was to discuss the 8 components of a graph that Mr. Sherman shared with us. Does anyone remember what they all were? I remember some, but not all of them. Can anyone help me? Also, I'm still somewhat confused about how you know where to put the DV and IV on the graph. Does the DV go on the x-axis or the y-axis?

Mr. Sherman's Science Class said...

My apologies...the last comment was made by:

~Cool Teacher Dude

Mr. Sherman's Science Class said...

HEYYitsAGC:P, i think she didnt describe what it was, but she said we learned it. I thought line graphs were fun!

great post!
~bluechicken1

Mr. Sherman's Science Class said...

awesom post I feel like I could draw a line graph with my eyes closed


-sportysparton

Mr. Sherman's Science Class said...

Hey great post DaddyGrl197! I like that you added tons of facts, because that's bad. I like that you showed a line graph, because that's helpful to the people who don't know how a line graph is.

styledancegirl1285

Mr. Sherman's Science Class said...

hey everyone!!!! i thought about the revisions and you're right. i also agree with you about the typo, that was a little confusing to me too. but i mean everyone makes mistakes sometimes!:)and i did forget a few things about the x and y axis, and i apologise for that!!!

~DaddyzGrl101