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Graphing Favorite Foods Worksheet

This graphing favorite foods worksheet has 3rd graders draw a scaled bar graph from lunch vote data, then answer comparison and two-step questions. An answer key is included for fast checking.

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Bar graphs turn a pile of numbers into a picture that anyone can read at a glance, and third graders learn to build graphs where each square stands for more than one. This graphing favorite foods worksheet gives students a real survey to work with: two classes voted for their favorite lunch food, and the results for tacos, pizza, salad, spaghetti and burgers are waiting in a table. Students use a scale of 2 votes per square to draw every bar, then read the finished graph to solve comparison and two-step problems.

This 3rd grade bar graph worksheet walks students from data to answers in one page. In Part A they read the vote table and draw five bars on a coded grid, so they must divide each count by the scale instead of copying numbers straight across. In Part B they answer three questions from their own graph, including a how-many-more question and a two-step question, and then explain a classmate’s scaling mistake in writing. Use it as classwork, a math center, homework or a quick check after a lesson on scaled bar graphs, and check the work with the included answer key.

What’s Included

  • 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
  • Answer key with every bar drawn in
  • A survey data table, a scaled bar graph to complete, 3 graph questions and 1 written explanation

There are three reasons this graphing favorite foods worksheet helps kids learn. First, the scale of 2 makes students think about what each square means, which is the key idea behind every scaled graph they will meet later. Second, the table is not in order from least to greatest, so students must read each number rather than draw a staircase. Third, the written item asks students to find and explain a mistake, which builds the math reasoning that tests ask for.

Teachers and parents can extend the lesson by running a real favorite foods vote with the class and graphing the results with a new scale, such as 5 votes per square. Students can also write their own how-many-more questions for a partner to solve, or compare this bar graph with a pictograph of the same data.

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