IC - Graphing in Science (Lesson)

Graphing in Science

Introduction

Graphs and charts are useful because they communicate numerical data visually. Scientists collect vast amounts of investigational data that is often difficult to decipher in numerical form. This lesson describes the technique of using graphs to visualize trends in scientific data.

How to Graph Practice

Click on each check mark to learn more.

Parts of a Graph Practice

Drag the appropriate term to the correct location on the graph.

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel will be used as the graphing program in chemistry. All students have access to Office 365 HERE. (Link: https://portal.microsoftonline.com/OLS/MySoftware.aspx Links to an external site. ) As you have probably already experienced, graphing data "by hand" can be very tedious, time-consuming, and inaccurate. All graphs should be constructed using a graphing program. View the following tutorial on creating a line graph in Microsoft Excel Online.

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