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MS Excel: Bar Graph
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Learning Toolkit No. 7

The ASTRAL Project
Appropriate Science and Technology Resources for the Advanced Learners

Special Curricular Program in Science

DIVISION OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

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Special Science – ICT 6

Learning Toolkit 7
Quarter 1: MS Excel: Bar Graph and Column Chart
First Edition, August 2020

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Learning Competency:
Use the MS Excel software:
a. Creating Charts: Bar and Column

What I Need to Know

There are things around us that we take into consideration.

For instance, data analysis through gathered and encoded data.
Sometimes dealing such concerns takes time and thorough focus
on minor details are of dire need of attention. This encompasses the
authenticity of results and fast track of acquiring reliable results.

Specifically, requiring software that can address such need is

a must in order to eliminate misconceptions and false results in
general. Proper presentation and distribution of values on its desired
places makes a presentation more vivid and catchy to its recipients.
Learning are of more value and easy as convenience and
understanding are the top most priority in learning delivery.
Constructing Graphs and charts are elements of actual distribution
of values in an MS Excel as one of its salient features where
conclusion are easily achieved and supported.

This toolkit will guide you on how to be more observant of the

things around you. Keen observation is one way of understanding
science processes like measuring, computing, inferring,
generalizing and drawing conclusions. These science processes
can help you acquire and develop higher order thinking skills.

After going through this learning toolkit, you are expected to:
1. identify bar graph and column chart and its features;
2. differentiate bar graph and column chart; and
3. create a bar graph and column chart using MS Excel.

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What is It

Learning comes when right tool is being utilize on a specific

task. This encompasses factual and fast acquirement of desired
result based from gathered data on a specific concern. Numeracy,
data encoding, randomization, calculation and giving system
towards an information being collected are made easy.

Today various software’s and apps are put

on field to make learning easy and convenient
to record, analyze and store such numeric data
and one of this is the Microsoft Excel or the
Spreadsheet software.

Microsoft Excel has its various salient features which are user
friendly by nature. This promotes prompt and easy usage towards
various concerns regarding encoding, calculations, data sorting and
any other related stuff.

One of the basic feature of an MS Excel is converting tabular

data into charts or graphs.

What is a Chart?
In Microsoft Excel, a chart is often called a graph. It is a visual
representation of data from a worksheet that can bring more
understanding to the data than just looking at the numbers.

A chart is a powerful tool that allows you to visually display

data in a variety of different chart formats such as Bar, Column, Pie,
Line, Area, Doughnut, Scatter, Surface, or Radar charts. With Excel,
it is easy to create a chart.

A graph can be defined as a pictorial representation or a

diagram that represents data or values in an organized
manner. The points on the graph often represent the relationship
between two or more things. One of the basic type of graph to be
done in an MS Excel if the Bar graph also termed as the Column
graph.

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Illustrative Example of a Graph

TOTAL NO. OF GRADE VI ENROLLES OF MURCIA E/S
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
VI - MERCURY VI - VENUS VI -EARTH VI - MARS VI -JUPITER

MALE TOTAL

TOTAL NO. OF GRADE 6 ENROLLES OF MURCIA ELEM. SCHOOL

SECTION MALE FEMALE TOTAL
VI - MERCURY 25 16 41
VI - VENUS 20 21 41
VI -EARTH 20 21 41
VI - MARS 21 20 41
VI -JUPITER 21 20 41
TOTAL 107 98 205

Parts of Graph
Total number of classrooms of Murcia
ES per Grade Level Title

7
Scales
QUANTITY

6
5
4
Bars
3
2
1
0
Kinder I II III IV V VI

Labels
GRADE LEVEL

Parts Function
Title Tells us what the graph is about.
Scales The numbers that show the units used on the bar
graph.
Bars Used to show the facts and comparison.
Labels Tells what kind of data is shown.

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What is a Bar Graph?

A bar chart is a graph that shows horizontal bars with the
axis values for the bars displayed on the bottom of the graph. It is a
graphical object used to represent the data in your Excel
spreadsheet which is used to compare values across categories.

A bar graph can be defined as a chart or a graphical

representation of data, quantities or numbers using bars and used
to compare and contrast numbers, frequencies or other measures
of distinct categories of data.

Illustrative Example: Bar Graph

TOTAL NO. OF AVAILABLE ICT 6 BOOKS OF
MURCIA ELEM. SCHOOL
VI -JUPITER 38

VI - MARS 27

VI -EARTH 40

VI - VENUS 39

VI - MERCURY 36

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

SECTION NO. OF BOOKS

VI - MERCURY 36
VI - VENUS 39
VI -EARTH 40
VI - MARS 27
VI -JUPITER 38
TOTAL 180

What is a Column Chart?

A column chart is a data visualization where each category is
represented by a rectangle, with the height of the rectangle being
proportional to the values being plotted. Column charts are also
known as vertical bar charts.
Column charts use vertical bars to show comparison between
categories or things. One axis displays the categories being
compared, the other, the data values. They are effective for showing

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the situation at a point in time. If something can be counted, it can
be represented in a column chart, for example, the number of
products sold or hits on a website.
Column charts are effective for emphasizing the difference
between values. Used to compare change between groups over
time, column charts are easiest to read when the differences in data
value are relatively large.
Column charts can be created in standard, stacked, or
percentage formats. Each format displays the same data in a
different way, making it easier to make comparisons or see patterns
emerging in the data.
Illustrative Example: Column Graph

Total Number of Enrolled Learners of Grade VI in

terms of Gender

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

0
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter

Male Female Total

Total Number of Enrolled Learners of Grade VI in terms of Gender

Section Male Female Total
Mercury 12 25 37
Venus 14 24 38
Earth 16 16 32
Mars 13 19 32
Jupiter 13 20 33

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What is the difference between a Bar Graph and a Column
Chart?
Bar Graph Column Chart
Horizontal Bars Vertical Bars
TOTAL NO. OF AVAILABLE ICT 6 Total Number of Enrolled
BOOKS OF MURCIA ELEM. SCHOOL Learners of Grade VI in terms of
Gender
VI -JUPITER 38 40
VI - MARS 27 30
20
VI -EARTH 40
10
VI - VENUS 39
0
VI - MERCURY Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter
36
Male Female Total
0 10 20 30 40 50

How to create a Bar Graph and a Column Graph?

Using MS Excel in creating various graphs and charts are
made easy using the following steps:

1. Right Click or double click an MS Excel icon to open.

2. Prepare the cell. Encode necessary data needed.

Encode data on columns

and rows

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3. Highlight the data encoded.

Highlight data encoded

4. Select the Insert tab in the toolbar at the top of the screen.

5. Click on the Bar Chart button in the Charts group and

then select a chart from the drop down menu. In this
example, we have selected the first bar chart

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6. Choose / Click necessary graph / chart type.

For Bar Graph

For Column Graph

Note: You may use a 2D or 3D type of Bar or Column Graph on the following format in the
Charts Group.

7. Lastly, Click the chosen graph/ chart type (Bar or Column

Graph).

Bar Graph

Column Chart

Note: You may resize / drag the graph according to your likes by dragging the edges /
corners of the graph

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What’s More

WORKSHEET 1
Given the following data below, create a Column Chart.

Ma’am Ruiz assigned the group of Ben to create a bar graph based
from their gathered data out of the experiment conducted on the
distance (in meters) of toy car travelled on a specified time (in
minutes).

TIME (Minutes) DISTANCE (Meters)

1 Minutes 3 Meters
2 Minutes 4.5 Meters
3 Minutes 5 Meters
4 Minutes 6 Meters

WORKSHEET 2
Create a Bar Graph based from the given data below.

Mr. Santillan wants to see and compare if which among the following
sections returned the most number of books to their respective
Grade VI teachers with 41 enrolled learners per section.

SECTIONS NO. OF BOOKS

Mercury 36
Venus 40
Earth 37
Mars 38
Jupiter 40

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What I Have Learned

Guide Questions:
1. What is a graph? What are the different parts of a graph?

2. What is the difference between a Bar graph and a Column

Chart?

3. How to create a column chart and bar graph using MS Excel?

What I Can Do
Why do we need to learn how to create a Bar Graph and a Column
Chart?

Assessment

Direction: Create a bar graph based from the given data.

Mr. Cabaluna wants to compare the speed of seed germination of

his vegetables from his seedbed. It includes: Okra, Tomatoes,
Eggplant, String beans and Pechay.

Vegetables Days of Germination

Okra 3
Tomatoes 2
Eggplant 5
String Beans 6
Pechay 4

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Answer Key
Worksheet 1
TIME (Minutes) DISTANCE (Meters)
1 Minutes 3 Meters
2 Minutes 4.5 Meters
3 Minutes 5 Meters
4 Minutes 6 Meters

DISTANCE TRAVELLED BY A TOY A CAR

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1 2 3 4

Time (Minutes) Distance (Meters)

Worksheet 2
SECTIONS NO. OF BOOKS
Mercury 36
Venus 40
Earth 37
Mars 38
Jupiter 40

Total Number of Books Returned

Jupiter

Mars

Earth

Venus

Mercury

34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41

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Assessment
Vegetables Days of Germination
Okra 3
Tomatoes 2
Eggplant 5
String Beans 6
Pechay 4
Speed of Seed Germination

Pechay

String Beans

Eggplant

Tomatoes

Okra

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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References
https://www.techonthenet.com/excel/charts/index.php

https://www.splashlearn.com/math-vocabulary/geometry/bar-graph

https://www.splashlearn.com/math-vocabulary/geometry/graph`

https://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/graphs/bar_graph

https://www.skillsyouneed.com/num/graphs-charts.html

https://www.techonthenet.com/excel/charts/bar_chart2016.php

https://www.fusioncharts.com/blog/bar-charts-or-column-charts

https://www.displayr.com/what-is-a-column-chart/

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