For the Science Fair Project you should have both a chart and a graph for your data.
You will need to make the table on a word document or excel spreadsheet. It may be easier to do this first so you know the data you are working with.
You can make a graph from the chart wizard on excel. However, this is a little bit trickier than the website above. The tutorial is helpful, but most of the time you can walk right through making one.
To use the create a graph site, these instructions may be helpful!
Under the DESIGN tab
Decide what kind of graph you should use
PIE graph- If you can break your data down into percents or parts of a whole. For example if you tested 24 people and you found that 10 of them were right handed, 13 were left handed and 1 could use either hand to do a certain task. You would figure the percentage for each (part divided by the whole).
Line graph- A line graph is usually continuous data. Like things that happen over time (minutes? hourly? daily?). Line graphs show trends in data.
Bar graph - known quantities of things that you want to compare....like how many kernals of popcorn popped from different brands of popcorn
Please use only WHITE background if you are printing at school. This is expensive and we are trying to save every penny!
Under the DATA tab
Remember the INDEPENDENT variable is what you are comparing or what you changed in the experiment... (kinds of popcorn, amount of water given to plants)
The DEPENDENT variable is what you found as a result of the experiment (# of kernals, growth of the plants)
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Remember:
To use the create a graph site, these instructions may be helpful!
Under the DESIGN tab
Decide what kind of graph you should use- PIE graph- If you can break your data down into percents or parts of a whole. For example if you tested 24 people and you found that 10 of them were right handed, 13 were left handed and 1 could use either hand to do a certain task. You would figure the percentage for each (part divided by the whole).
- Line graph- A line graph is usually continuous data. Like things that happen over time (minutes? hourly? daily?). Line graphs show trends in data.
- Bar graph - known quantities of things that you want to compare....like how many kernals of popcorn popped from different brands of popcorn
Please use only WHITE background if you are printing at school. This is expensive and we are trying to save every penny!Under the DATA tab
Remember the INDEPENDENT variable is what you are comparing or what you changed in the experiment... (kinds of popcorn, amount of water given to plants)The DEPENDENT variable is what you found as a result of the experiment (# of kernals, growth of the plants)