Lesson: Reading Picture Graphs with Nonunit Scale Mathematics • 3rd Grade

In this lesson, we will learn how to read a picture graph with a unit or nonunit scale and solve one- and two-step comparison, sum, and difference problems.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

draw picture graphs and select appropriate scales to display the data,
use half, quarter, and three-quarter pictures to display data on picture graphs,
record data on picture graphs with nonunit scales,
solve comparison, sum, and difference problems with data in picture graphs.

Lesson Playlist

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Lesson Worksheet

Q1:

Read the graph to find the number of friends that ate more than 10 sundaes in a month.

Q2:

Read the graph to find which person has eaten the fewest bananas over a two week period.

Q3:

The following graph shows the favorite sports of the students in a certain class.

Which sport do the students in the class like more?