In this very simple data viz excercise we will build a bar chart to visualize the weather during a year. How many days in a year are sunny, rainy, windy, cloudy or snowy. Download the Google Sheet with the data. Here is what our bar chart looks like: Notice how we use different colors onContinue reading “What is the weather like?”
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Animal Charts – Fastest Birds – a Bar Chart
With the ability to fly at the amazing speed of 242 miles per hour the Peregrine Falcon is the fastest bird on the planet. A few facts about the peregrine falcon: The bird lives in across all continetns except Antarctica It prefers to live and fly in open spaces and is often found near coastsContinue reading “Animal Charts – Fastest Birds – a Bar Chart”
Animal Charts – Fastest Fish Swimmers – a Horizontal Bar Chart
There are around 30 thousand fish species known to us. All of these fish species, large and small, live in our seas, oceans, rivers and lakes. Some of them are capable of swimming at an incredible speed. In this excercise we will build a chart to see the top 10 fastest fish swimmers. Download ourContinue reading “Animal Charts – Fastest Fish Swimmers – a Horizontal Bar Chart”
Weather Graphs – Temperature Changes Throughout the Year – a Line Chart
In one year the weather changes with the seasons. During fall and winter we expect colder temperatures while during spring and summer weather is expected to be warm even very hot on certain days. In this exercise we will build a line chart. Line charts are good to show us changes over a certain periodContinue reading “Weather Graphs – Temperature Changes Throughout the Year – a Line Chart”
Animal Data – Fastest Runners – a Bar Graph
Animals are really fast runners. In this excercise we learn which animals run the fastest and what are the top 10 animals that are the fastest runners in the world. The Cheetah is the fastest animal in the world being able to run at the impressive 75 miles per hour. Download the Google Sheet withContinue reading “Animal Data – Fastest Runners – a Bar Graph”
World Graphs – Top Countries in the World by Area Size – a Bar Chart
If you can look at the world map you will see all the different countries spread across 7 continents. They are all unique and amazing and have their own identities and traditions. What you can also see on the map is the different area size each country has. Some are big and span across moreContinue reading “World Graphs – Top Countries in the World by Area Size – a Bar Chart”
World Graphs – Continents of the World by Size and Population – a Dual Bar Chart
This excercise teaches you and other kids about the continents in our world. There are seven continents and they are all different in shape, size and people. Some continents are bigger than others and some have more people living in them than others. In this excercise we are going to build a dual bar chart!Continue reading “World Graphs – Continents of the World by Size and Population – a Dual Bar Chart”
Animal Data – Most Populous Animals in the World
There are over 8 million animal species on our planet. In this excercise we will create a bar chart to see which are the top ten most populous animals in the world. Our data table lists the top ten most populous animals with the largest number at the top. Based on this data we willContinue reading “Animal Data – Most Populous Animals in the World”
World Graphs – Top Countries in the World by Population – a Bar Chart
There are 129 different countries around the world. Looking at a world map you will see they all have different size, shape and form. Countries around the world are very different from each other. Each has its own language, customs and traditions. But countries are also different in other ways. Some countries look big onContinue reading “World Graphs – Top Countries in the World by Population – a Bar Chart”
World Graphs – Most popular languages spoken around the World – a Pie chart
In this excercise we will talk about the different languages spoken by people around the world. Many countries have their own unique language. For example in Germany, people speak German. There are languages that are spoken in more than one country. For example, English is spoke inthe USA, Canada, England and several other countries. BasedContinue reading “World Graphs – Most popular languages spoken around the World – a Pie chart”
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