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Bar Graph Worksheets

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Read and make bar graphs from kindergarten to 3rd grade, with scaled bar graphs, word problems and science data graphs, all with answer keys.

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Kindergarten bar graphs

Read and make a first bar graph by coloring one box for each thing.

1st grade bar graphs

Read and make bar graphs, sideways bar graphs, class votes, and holiday and science graphs.

2nd grade bar graphs

Bar graphs with up to four categories, sideways graphs, word problems, and seasonal graphs.

3rd grade bar graphs

Scaled bar graphs where each square stands for 2, 5 or 10, word problems, and science data.

  • Preview of the printable “Read a scaled bar Graph, sheet A” worksheet: reading a bar graph with a scale that counts by 2s and solving how many more and how many fewer problemsView all 2 pages

    Read a scaled bar Graph, sheet A

    Reading a bar graph with a scale that counts by 2s and solving how many more and how many fewer problems

    Answer key on page 2

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    2 pages217 KB

  • Preview of the printable “Read a scaled bar Graph, sheet B” worksheet: reading a bar graph with a scale that counts by 5s and solving how many more and how many fewer problemsView all 2 pages

    Read a scaled bar Graph, sheet B

    Reading a bar graph with a scale that counts by 5s and solving how many more and how many fewer problems

    Answer key on page 2

    US LetterPDFA4PDF

    2 pages197 KB

  • Preview of the printable “Read a scaled bar Graph, sheet C” worksheet: reading a horizontal bar graph with a scale that counts by 10s and solving how many more and how many fewer problemsView all 2 pages

    Read a scaled bar Graph, sheet C

    Reading a horizontal bar graph with a scale that counts by 10s and solving how many more and how many fewer problems

    Answer key on page 2

    US LetterPDFA4PDF

    2 pages196 KB

  • Preview of the printable “Bar graph word problems” worksheet: solving one- and two-step how many more and how many fewer problems from a bar graph that counts by 10sView all 2 pages

    Bar graph word problems

    Solving one- and two-step how many more and how many fewer problems from a bar graph that counts by 10s

    Answer key on page 2

    US LetterPDFA4PDF

    2 pages227 KB

  • Preview of the printable “Temperature bar graph worksheet for 3rd grade” worksheet: reading a scaled bar graph of monthly temperatures to describe the weather expected in each seasonView all 2 pages

    Temperature bar graph worksheet for 3rd grade

    Reading a scaled bar graph of monthly temperatures to describe the weather expected in each season

    Answer key on page 2

    US LetterPDFA4PDF

    2 pages42 KB

  • Preview of the printable “Make a bar Graph: rainy days in each season” worksheet: making a scaled bar graph of weather data by season and solving how-many-more problemsView all 2 pages

    Make a bar Graph: rainy days in each season

    Making a scaled bar graph of weather data by season and solving how-many-more problems

    Answer key on page 2

    US LetterPDFA4PDF

    2 pages43 KB

  • Preview of the printable “Friction Investigation: toy car bar graph” worksheet: reading a scaled bar graph of an investigation into friction on different surfacesView all 2 pages

    Friction Investigation: toy car bar graph

    Reading a scaled bar graph of an investigation into friction on different surfaces

    Answer key on page 2

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    2 pages39 KB

5th grade bar graphs

Bar graphs of real science data: fresh water, trash, shadows and daylight.

Print at 100% (actual size) for the cleanest tracing lines.

About these bar graphs worksheets

A bar graph uses bars of different lengths to compare amounts. It answers questions like which is the most, which is the least and how many more.

Young children color one box for each thing they count. In 2nd grade they solve problems from a graph, and in 3rd grade each square can stand for 2, 5 or 10.

Holiday, science and social studies graphs give children real reasons to read data.

Standards

  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.B.3Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.C.4Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.D.10Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using information presented in a bar graph.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.3Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories. Solve one- and two-step "how many more" and "how many less" problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs.

How to use them

  1. Collect your own class data, such as favorite fruits or how children get to school, and graph it together.
  2. Read the title, the labels and the scale before answering any question.
  3. Ask how many more and how many fewer, not only which is biggest.
  4. Pair a bar graph with the tally chart it came from.

Teaching tips

  • Bars start at zero and line up on the same base line.
  • On a scaled graph, a bar ending halfway between 10 and 20 stands for 15.
  • Bars can go up or sideways; they are read the same way.
  • Give each bar the same width so only the length shows the amount.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What is a scaled bar graph?

On a scaled bar graph each square or grid line stands for more than one, such as 2, 5 or 10. Children count by the scale to read each bar. Scaled graphs start in 3rd grade.

What is the difference between a bar graph and a picture graph?

A picture graph uses a picture for each thing (or each group of things). A bar graph uses a bar whose length shows the amount.