Kid Graph

Here you will find four different graphs and charts for you to consider. Maybe it will help explain what you are trying to show. Use homework problems, things you have a special interest in, or use some of the numbers you find elsewhere on this site.

Have fun! Looking to do even more with graphs? Try the new Create A Graph! The NCES Kids' Zone provides information to help you learn about schools; decide on a college; find a public library; engage in several games, quizzes and skill building about math, probability, graphing, and mathematicians; and to learn many interesting facts about education. This is a powerful graphing program that allows students of all ages to create four different graphs on one page by entering data.

The program displays four different interactive graphs: bar, line, pie, and frequency chart. Pie Chart There are all kinds of charts and graphs, some are easy to understand while others can be pretty tricky. There are so many different types because each one has a fairly specific use.

Pie charts can be used to show percentages of a whole, and represent percentages at a set point in time. They do not show changes over time. In Graphs for Kids, you and your kids will learn all about four basic graphs that people use to share data.

You can use many types of graphs to display the same information. How Do I Use the New Create a Graph? How to Choose Which Type of Graph to Use? Definitions Building Bar Graphs Learning Line Graphs Perfecting Pie Charts Analyzing Area Graphs Examining X-Y (Scatter) Plots What are Independent and Dependant Variables? Fun Graphing Exercise! Printable PDF. For line graphs and area graphs, you will be asked to select a background color for your graph, the color you want the grid lines to be, the number of grid lines you want (how many segments do you want the y-axis separated into), whether you want the graph to be 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional, and where you want the legend for your graph to be.

Learn about graphs with fun and songs, How to represent information on Graphs for Kids, bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs described in elementary terms,examples and step by step solutions, Grade 1. NCES Kids' Zone: Create a Graph Graphs and charts are great because they communicate information visually. For this reason, graphs are often used in newspapers, magazines and businesses around the world.

NCES constantly uses graphs and charts in our publications and on the web.