Discover all kinds of graphs and charts and how to use them in this entertaining activity book. The activities encourage children to collect and analyse data, from tallying the number of animals spotted on safari, to displaying types of weather on a bar chart and sorting animals into a Venn diagram. Quizzes after each section let children test what they've learned.

Topics include: tables, tally charts, pictographs, bar graphs, circle graphs, line graphs, flow charts, menus, timelines.

Each page includes an attention-grabbing graph, chart, or table with questions to help kids read and interpret the data. Includes bar and line graphs, circle graphs, schedules, pictographs, and lots more. A perfect way to build on kids' interests and prepare them for standardized tests.

Introduce various charts and graphs as a visual way to show complex data. All graphs can be created with spreadsheet programs such as Excel(R), Lotus(R), and Quattro Pro(R).

Presents over twenty reproducible activity sheets designed to help students in grades four through eight hone their skills in interpreting and creating graphs, charts, maps, and tables.

With this book, teachers can give students many hands-on opportunities to practice using these visual tools in a meaningful context. Students will learn how to read different types of maps, charts, graphs, and diagrams, as well as how to construct their own. They will learn which visual tools are best for presenting specific types of information.--Page 3.