Graphing+laboratory+data

=__Graphing Laboratory Data__=
 * 1) As a class, students discussed different forms of graphs, and what data would be best represented by each type of graph.
 * 2) We looked at several graphing websites, such as the one on Kids Zone, and made various graphs as a class. ( I was able to do this as a class using our Smart Board, but it could be explored in a computer lab as well.)[|createagraph]
 * 3) We also graphed the data using different intervals. We discussed how it is important to look at the intervals that people (for example, an advertiser) use, as that often changes our interpretation of the graph.
 * 4) Students then worked in pairs and performed a Science Experiment and collected the data. My class recorded the change in temperature of a cup of hot water. The first time their data was collected with no lid on the cup, the second time the data was taken with a lid on the cup.
 * 5) The students then were to go to a graphing website and graph their data. They were to choose a graph and intervals that most accurately displayed their data.