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3rd grade

Course: 3rd grade > Unit 14

Lesson 1: Picture graphs
Math
3rd grade
Represent and interpret data
Picture graphs
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Creating picture graphs

CCSS.Math:
3.MD.B.3
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Practice creating picture graphs (pictographs) to represent data.

What is a picture graph?

Picture graphs display data using pictures and symbols. We are going to create some pictures graphs, but first, let’s look at an example.
Jessie sold ice cream last summer. She made a picture graph to show how many ice cream cones she sold on her first day.
An ice cream cone picture = 1 ice cream cone sold.
A picture graph shows the horizontal axis labeled Flavors and the vertical axis labeled Ice cream cones sold on day 1. Each ice cream cone flavor is listed along the horizontal axis from left to right as follows: Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, and Peach. The number of ice cream cones sold on day 1 is represented by the number of pictures of ice cream cones plotted on the graph. Vanilla is represented by 7 pictures of ice cream cones, Chocolate is represented by 3 pictures of ice cream cones, Strawberry is represented by 5 pictures of ice cream cones, and Peach is represented by 2 pictures of ice cream cones.
Use the picture graph above to answer the following questions.
Practice Problem 1A
How many ice creams sold does 1
symbol equal?
Choose 1 answer:

Practice Problem 1B
How many strawberry ice creams did Jessie sell on her first day?
Choose 1 answer:

On Jessie's second day of selling ice cream she sold even more! She made another picture graph, but this time she had each
represent 3 ice cream cones sold.
An ice cream cone picture = 3 ice cream cones sold.
A picture graph shows the horizontal axis labeled Flavors and the vertical axis labeled Ice cream cones sold on day 2. Each ice cream cone flavor is listed along the horizontal axis from left to right as follows: Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, and Peach. The number of ice cream cones sold on day 2 is represented by the number of pictures of ice cream cones plotted on the graph. Vanilla is represented by 3 pictures of ice cream cones, Chocolate is represented by 4 pictures of ice cream cones, Strawberry is represented by 6 pictures of ice cream cones, and Peach is represented by 2 pictures of ice cream cones.
Use the new picture graph to answer the following questions.
Practice Problem 2A
How many ice creams sold does 1
symbol equal?
Choose 1 answer:

Practice Problem 2B
How many strawberry ice creams did Jessie sell on her second day?
Choose 1 answer:

Now, let's create a picture graph!

The pictures below show the favorite snack of 20 different pigs.
20 snacks in 5 rows. In the first row, there is an apple and 3 bananas. In the second row, there is a banana, a piece of cheese, and 2 apples. In the third row, there is an apple, 2 cookies, and a banana. In the fourth row, there are 3 pieces of cheese and an apple. In the fifth row, there are 3 apples and a banana.
Practice Problem 3A
Complete the table to show how many pigs picked each snack as their favorite.
SnackNumber of pigs
Apples
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
Bananas
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
Cheese
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
Cookies
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text

When we create picture graphs, we can decide what we want our picture to represent and even what we want our picture to be.
For this picture graph, let's use
for our symbol.
Let
equals, 2 pigs.
Practice Problem 3B
Complete the table to show how many pigs are needed to represent each number of snacks.
SnacksNumber of PigsNumber of
symbols needed
Apples8
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
Bananas6
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
Cheese4
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
Cookies2
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text

Now let's use the data to create a picture graph.
Practice Problem 3C
Click above each category to show the correct number of pigs to represent each snack.

Let's create another picture graph.

Grady likes to watch raccoons play in his grandmother's yard.
DayNumber of raccoons
Monday4
Tuesday2
Wednesday8
Thursday2
Friday6
A picture of a raccoon equals 2 raccoons.
Practice Problem 4
Create a picture graph to show the number of raccoons Grady saw in his grandmother's yard each day.

Let's use a picture graph to complete a table.

Mason keeps track of the number of eggs he collects from his chickens every day. He made a picture graph to show how many eggs he had collected from each chicken after one month.
A picture of an egg equals 4 eggs.
A picture graph shows the horizontal axis labeled Name of chicken and the vertical axis labeled Number of eggs. Each chicken name is listed along the horizontal axis from left to right as follows: Daisy, Betsy, Cluck, and Stella. The number of eggs for each chicken is represented by the number of pictures of eggs plotted on the graph. Daisy is represented by 2 pictures of eggs, Betsy s represented by 4 pictures of eggs, Cluck is represented by 1 picture of egg, and Stella is represented by 2 pictures of eggs.
Practice Problem 5
Complete the table using the picture graph shown above.
ChickenNumber of eggs collected
Daisy
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
Betsy
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
Cluck
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
Stella
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text

Now, let's figure out how much the symbol represents.

Sammie the squirrel and her friends love eating acorns! They created a table and picture graph to show how many acorns they ate last week.
They forgot to say how many acorns each
symbol is equal to.
SquirrelNumber of acorns eaten
Sammie42
Chip24
Bushy48
Rusty30
A picture of an acorn equals question mark acorns.
A picture graph shows the horizontal axis labeled Name of squirrel and the vertical axis labeled Number of acorns eaten. Each squirrel name is listed along the horizontal axis from left to right as follows: Sammie, Chip, Bushy, and Rusty. The number of acorns eaten by each squirrel is represented by the number of pictures of acorns plotted on the graph. Sammie is represented by 7 pictures of acorns, Chip is represented by 4 pictures of acorns, Bushy is represented by 8 pictures of acorns, and Rusty is represented by 5 pictures of acorns.
Practice Problem 6
On the picture graph, each
equals how many acorns eaten?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
acorns

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