Making “Photo” Graphs

by: Julianne Doto and Susan Golbeck

Collecting data and analyzing the results of experiments is difficult for children. The authors found a surprising way to help their third graders make graphs and draw conclusions from their data: digital photographs. The pictures bridged the gap between an abstract graph and the plants it represented. With the support of the photos, students analyzed the results of their experiment and represented them graphically. In addition, children learned about plants according to state science standards while integrating the data analysis components of state math standards.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 10/1/2007Stock # sc07_045_02_33Volume 045Issue 02

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