Bar Graphs and Picture Graphs Flashcards

Grade 2 · Math · Flashcards

Practice graph vocabulary and reading skills with these flashcards.

Flashcards

Bar graph: Uses bars (rectangles) to compare categories of data
Picture graph / Pictograph: Uses pictures or symbols to represent data
Key / Legend: Explains what each symbol means in a picture graph
Title: Tells the reader what a graph is about
Scale: Numbers on a bar graph axis used to read bar heights
Category: A group being compared in a graph (e.g., dogs, cats, fish)
How to find total from picture graph: Count symbols and multiply by the key value
How to find 'how many more': Subtract the smaller bar from the larger bar
Tallest bar = ?: Category with the greatest / most amount
Shortest bar = ?: Category with the least / smallest amount
Vertical bar graph: Bars go up and down
Horizontal bar graph: Bars go side to side
Data: Information that is collected and shown in a graph