Name: ______Date:______
Mini Lesson: Interpreting Graphs and Tables
Today we will be looking at how ______can represent certain situations.
1. The table gives the speed of three animals in miles per hour at the given times. Tell which animal corresponds to each situation described below.
a. How long are the animals being watched?
b. What does an increase or decrease in the numbers across a row of data in the table indicate?
c. A pig sits in the mud, then chases after another pig. It then walks back to the mud puddle and sits down. Sketch a graph of what this situation would look like. According to the table, which animal does this represent?
d. A rabbit sits in the yard. It then hops across the yard. It stops when it sees something move. Then it runs across the yard and darts into some shrubs and stays there. Sketch a graph of what this situation would look like. According to the table, which animal does this represent?
e. For the remaining animal create a situation that matches the table.
Name: ______Date:______
Mini-Lesson: Interpreting Graphs and Tables
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The table gives the speeds in mi/h of three cars at given times. Tell which car corresponds to the situation.
a. Mr. Lee is traveling on the highway, and he pulls over to make a call on his cell phone. Then he gets back onto the highway. ______
b. Mrs. Healy is driving on the freeway between 1:00 and 1:20 and encounters no traffic. ______
c. At 1:00 Mr. Johns estimates that he will arrive at his destination in approximately 20 minutes. ______
Which graph represents each driver?
Name: ______Date:______
Class Work: Interpreting Graphs and Tables
1. The table gives the speeds in mph of three people who are riding jet skis. Tell which rider corresponds to each situation
a. Ritchie begins his ride slowly but then stops to talk with some friends on jet skis. After a few minutes, he continues his ride, gradually increasing his speed.
b. Imani steadily increases her speed through most of her ride. After about 10 minutes, she slows down to turn around and returns to the boat dock.
c. Jamar steadily increases his speed for the first part of his ride. He then keeps a constant speed as he continues his ride.
2. Tell which graph corresponds to each situation described in part 1.
Name: ______Date:______
Class Work: Interpreting Graphs and Tables
3. Which graph most likely represents a car approaching a stop sign?
4. Wendy draws the graph below to represent a situation. Which statement correctly interprets the graph?
a. Wendy’s cup collection is decreasing over time.
b. Wendy’s cup collection is increasing over time.
c. Wendy’s cup collection sometimes increases and sometimes decreases.
d. Wendy’s cup collection remains the same over time.
5. Choose the graph below that shows the level of water in a sink as it is drained.
Name: ______Date:______
Homework: Interpreting Graphs and Tables
Tell which table corresponds to each situation.
1. Ryan walks for several blocks, and then he begins to run. After running for 10 minutes, he walks for several blocks and then stops.
______
2. Susanna starts running. After 10 minutes, she sees a friend and stops to talk. When she leaves her friend, she runs home and stops.
______
3. Mark stands on the porch and talks to a friend. Then he starts walking home. Part way home he decides to run the rest of the way, and he doesn’t stop until he gets home.
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Sketch a graph for Ryan, Susanna, and Mark that represents their table.