Graphs

There are 366 different Starters of The Day, many to choose from. You will find below some starters on the topic of Graphs. A lesson starter does not have to be on the same topic as the main part of the lesson or the topic of the previous lesson. It is often very useful to revise or explore other concepts by using a starter based on a totally different area of Mathematics.

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Graphs Starters:

Choc Bar Chart

Interpret data given in the form of a bar chart then create a new bar chart showing the given statistics.

Graph Picture

Plot the given coordinates then join them up to form a picture.

Pie Chart

An exercise in estimating what the sectors of a pie chart represent.

Advanced Graphs Starters

 

Exercises

A Show Of Hands

A Show Of Hands

Produce a number of graphs and charts from a quick show of hands.

Bar Charts

Bar Charts

Practise constructing and interpreting bar charts for everyday situations.

Cartoon Scatter Graph

Cartoon Scatter Graph

Place the cartoon characters on the scatter graph according to their height and age.

Circle Equations

Circle Equations

Recognise and use the equation of a circle with centre at the origin and the equation of a tangent to a circle.

Comparing Graphs

Comparing Graphs

Would you recognise a misleading graph if you saw one? Try this comparative judgement exercise to rate statistical graphs.

Completing the Square

Completing the Square

Practise this technique for solving quadratic equations and analysing graphs.

Coordinate Geometry Table

Coordinate Geometry Table

Fill in the empty cells of this table with information about lines, gradients and coordinates.

Correlation

Correlation

Arrange the given statements in groups to show the type of correlation they have.

Deconstructing Graphs

Deconstructing Graphs

Fill in the tables of values from the information that can be read from the given graphs.

Differentiation

Differentiation

Practise the technique of differentiating polynomials with this self marking exercise.

Domain, Range and Asymptotes

Domain, Range and Asymptotes

Match the functions with their features. A drag and drop activity.

Don's Graph Snaps

Don's Graph Snaps

Complete the tables and find the equations of the graphs that can be seen in the snaps.

Equation of a Line Through Points

Equation of a Line Through Points

Match the equations of the straight line graphs to the clues about gradients and points.

Estimating Correlation

Estimating Correlation

Practise the skill of estimating the correlation of data on a scatter graph in this self marking exercise.

Fill Graph Pairs

Fill Graph Pairs

If the container is gradually filled with a steady flow of water which height-time graph would be produced?

Function Builder

Function Builder

An interactive function machine for patterns, numbers and equations.

Gradient of a Line

Gradient of a Line

Practise the skill of finding the gradients of straight lines by counting squares and dividing rise by run.

Graph Equation Pairs

Graph Equation Pairs

Match the equation with its graph. Includes quadratics, cubics, reciprocals, exponential and the sine function.

Graph Match

Graph Match

Match the equations with the images of the corresponding graphs. A drag-and-drop activity.

Graph Paper

Graph Paper

Flexible graph paper which can be printed or projected onto a white board as an effective visual aid.

Graph Patterns

Graph Patterns

Find the equations which will produce the given patterns of graphs.

Graph Plotter

Graph Plotter

An online tool to draw, display and investigate graphs of many different kinds.

Graphing Quadratics

Graphing Quadratics

Describe how changing the coefficients of a quadratic function changes the graph of the function

Graphs of Vertical and Horizontal Lines

Graphs of Vertical and Horizontal Lines

Questions about the equations of straight line graphs that are parallel to the axes.

Helicopter View

Helicopter View

An animated introduction to distance-time graphs. Arial photographs of vehicles moving along a road placed side to side form a graph.

Histograms

Histograms

Practise drawing and reading information from histograms displaying grouped data

Human Graphs

Human Graphs

Students should be encouraged to stand up and make the shapes of the graphs with their arms.

Human Scatter Graphs

Human Scatter Graphs

Pupils move to positions in the room according to their data relative to the walls as axes.

Hurdles Race

Hurdles Race

An animated distance time graph to be viewed while a student interprets the graph and comments on the race that produced the graph.

Integration

Integration

Exercises on indefinite and definite integration of basic algebraic and trigonometric functions.

Linear Programming

Linear Programming

A selection of linear programming questions with an interactive graph plotting tool.

Name that Graph

Name that Graph

Choose from the given functions the one that best describes the shape of the graph.

Parallel Graphs

Parallel Graphs

Collect together in groups the equations of the graphs that are parallel to each other.

Perpendicular Pairs

Perpendicular Pairs

Find the pairs of equations that will produce perpendicular graphs.

Pictograms

Pictograms

Show that you can make sense of data displayed as pictograms and create some pictograms of your own.

Pie Chart Creator

Pie Chart Creator

A quick and convenient tool for rapidly creating simple pie charts.

Pie Charts

Pie Charts

Develop the skills to construct and interpret pie charts in this self-marking set of exercises.

Plotting Graphs

Plotting Graphs

Complete a table of values then plot the corresponding points to create a graph.

Plotting Scatter Graphs

Plotting Scatter Graphs

Plot scatter graphs from data representing a number of different everyday situations.

Reading Graphs and Charts

Reading Graphs and Charts

Answer real-life problems from different types of graphs and charts including piece-wise linear graphs.

Straight Line Graph Equation

Straight Line Graph Equation

An online exercise about the equation y=mx+c and the features of a straight line graph.

Straight Line Graphs

Straight Line Graphs

10 straight line graph challenges for use with computer graph plotting software or a graphical display calculator.

Transformations of Functions

Transformations of Functions

A visual aid showing how various transformations affect the graph of a function.

Travel Graphs

Travel Graphs

Test your understanding of distance-time and speed-time graphs with this self-marking exercise.

Using Graphs

Using Graphs

Use the graphs provided and create your own to solve both simultaneous and quadratic equations.

Yes No Questions

Yes No Questions

A game to determine the mathematical item by asking questions that can only be answered yes or no.

 

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