Creating, using, and interpreting graphs is a major part of the math curriculum. Here we have an introductory Smartboard Notebook lesson for pictographs and bar graphs. I would probably do this Notebook lesson over two math periods.

First, students are introduced to what graphing is. Then students take a closer look at pictographs and the different parts of pictographs. There are some interactive elements to allow students to answer questions about the pictographs and the parts of a pictograph. Finally, there are attached PDFs that will allow students to collect their own data and then graph it on a pictograph. The same sequence is used for bar graphs.

A note about this lesson (also detailed in the Lesson Notes page): The original version of this file had videos from Discovery Education Steaming (http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/) that are have copyright. If you have access to DES you can easily download and add those video clips.

Here is how you do it:

• Once logged in, search for Math All around Us: Graph Attack
• Click the Video Segments Tab.
• Download the following segments by clicking the small disk icon : What Is a Graph?, Bar Graphs: Comparing Three or More Things, and Pictographs: Using Symbols & Keys.
• Link each segment to the correct picture. What is a Graph to the doggy door, Pictographs to the picture of the prairie dog on page 2 and Bar graphs to the pic of the elephant on page 6.

Worksheets for student use are attached on pages 3 and 7. Print out before lesson.

Technical Information: This file was created in Smart Notebook 9.7.46. Notebook versions older than 9.5 may not be able to
open this file correctly. To prevent download issues, I have zip compressed the file. To view the file on Windows, right
click on the compressed file and choose "Extract All..." Double click the resulting file to view.

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