Numeracy/ science.

Objective; to put science results into a

bar chart of line graph and to interpret the results.

Look at these sets of results; decide whether they will be best

presented as a bar graph or a line graph. Produce the bar chart
or line graph and answer the questions about the chart.

1. Melting ice investigation.

Where we put the ice How much water melted

Classroom 45ml
Cupboard 38ml
On radiator 63ml
In fridge 5ml
corridor 26ml

Should this be a line graph or bar chart?

Which was the hottest place?
Was it hotter in the corridor or the class room?
Why did the ice melt in the fridge?
Numeracy/ science. Objective; to put science results into a bar
chart of line graph and to interpret the results.

Look at these sets of results; decide whether they will be best

presented as a bar graph or a line graph. Produce the bar chart
or line graph and answer the questions about the chart.

Yeast investigation results. Remember that when yeast grows

it produces CO2.

Temperature oC Thickness of froth in mm

5
10 4
15 7
20 15
25
30 61
35 110
40 104
45 72
50 12
55 2
60

Should this be a line graph or bar chart?

Use your graph or bar chart to estimate the missing results
and add the information to the table.
What do you think the temperature is when the yeast is
working fastest?
Is there a pattern to the results?
What do you thing the result would be for yeast at 0oC?
Numeracy/ science. Objective; to put science results into a bar
chart of line graph and to interpret the results.

Look at these sets of results; decide whether they will be best

presented as a bar graph or a line graph. Produce the bar chart
or line graph and answer the questions about the chart.

Stretchy tights investigation results.

Our results
Type of tights How much they stretched
Thin blue stripey 55cms
Thick green ribbed 37cms
Medium yellow 45cms
Thin blue check 48cms

Should this be a line graph or bar chart?

Which pair of tights stretched the least?
Which pair of tights stretched 10cms more than the thin blue
stripey tights?
Is it the colour or thickness of the tights that makes them
more or less stretchy?
Numeracy/ science. Objective; to put science results into a bar
chart of line graph and to interpret the results.

Look at these sets of results; decide whether they will be best

presented as a bar graph or a line graph. Produce the bar chart
or line graph and answer the questions about the chart.

Cress seed growth investigation

Time in days Height of seedlings in mm

0 0
2 2
4 12
6
8 43
10 51
12
14 61

Should this be a line graph or bar chart?

Use your graph or bar chart to estimate the height of the
seedling at day 6 and day 12 and add this information to the
chart.
When were the seedlings growing most rapidly? (hint: this will
be when the graph line is steepest.)