A Graph A Day
Graphs and charts for practice from the news and other educational sources.
Monday, December 21, 2009
School Test Scores
Dark blue = W B Saul High School For Ag Sciences
Light blue = Philadelphia City School District
Gray = Pennsylvania
From
http://www.trulia.com/graph_school_test_scores.php?sid=930261&grade=11
Which school had the highest overall scores?
Which subject are more students proficient at?
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Life of a Star
From
http://www.seasky.org/celestial-objects/assets/images/starlife.jpg
What do all stars form from?
What type of star will become a Red Giant?
What Type will become a Red Supergiant?
Which type of star will end its life by becoming a black hole?
Our sun is an average star. Will it eventually become a neutron star or a white dwarf?
Saturday, December 19, 2009
H-R Diagram
From
http://lcogt.net/en/book/h-r-diagram
What color are the hottest stars?
What color are the coolest stars?
What type of stars are the most luminous?
What type are the least luminous?
Friday, December 18, 2009
Minard's Map
From
http://www.math.yorku.ca/SCS/Gallery/minard/minard-odt.jpg
This chart describes Napoleon's march to and from Moscow and is famous for representing a large amount of information in a small space.
The thickness of the lines represents the number of soldiers.
What happened to the number of soldiers over the course of their march to and from Moscow.
What relationship can you see between temperature and the number of soldiers?
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Different Types of Religious Services
From http://www.usnews.com/blogs/god-and-country/2009/12/14/pew-half-of-americans-who-attend-religious-services-go-to-more-than-one-place.html
Choose some or all of the information above and make a chart or graph to represent it.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Carbon Emission and Transportation Mode
From
http://mobikefed.org/2008/04/reduce-your-carbon-emissions-to-zerop.php
How many pounds of CO2 per passenger mile are emitted by the average car with a solo driver? By a carpool with 3 people?
Compare the emissions by buses and intercity trains.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Fertility vs Age
From
http://iamlove.blogspot.com/2009_07_01_archive.html
Which age group is most likely to get pregnant?
As women get older, they are _____ likely to be able to get pregnant.
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