tutorial – Data Visualization for Kids

Use Easter Eggs from the Easter Egg Hunt to Build a Bar Chart

I bet you had a ton of eggs in your Easter basket! They are all different colors and can be a great tool to learn about data and create a chart! How about you sort all the eggs you collected during your local Easter egg hunt by color. See how many eggs you have fromContinue reading “Use Easter Eggs from the Easter Egg Hunt to Build a Bar Chart”

Bar Charts: A Fun Way to Show Popular After School Activities

Bar charts are a great way to show data and compare different items. In this lesson, we will learn how to create a bar chart to show the most popular after-school activities among kids. Let’s get started! Step 1: Gather the Data First, we need to gather the data we want to show in ourContinue reading “Bar Charts: A Fun Way to Show Popular After School Activities”

Data for Kids – The Pie Chart

Let’s learn about pie chart Pie charts look like… pies…. or pizzas. They are circles and show data (our facts and numbers) as part of this circle. The different size of each part is equal to the value of our facts and numbers. Pie charts are very popular and are used often in presentations. We have severalContinue reading “Data for Kids – The Pie 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 – 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”

USA Graphs – Top 10 US Cities by Population – A Bar Chart

The USA is the fourth biggest country in the world by size and the third biggest country in the world by population. There are many people living in the United States across its 50 states. With this worksheet we are going to learn which are the ten biggest cities in the USA. Where do mostContinue reading “USA Graphs – Top 10 US Cities by Population – A Bar Chart”