Grade 5 · Math · Lesson 19

Graphing — Line Plots and Bar Graphs

A graph turns a list of numbers into a picture you can read at a glance. Line plots stack X marks above a number line to show how often each value appears. Bar graphs use the height of bars to compare totals across categories.

What this lesson teaches

1Read a line plot to find the frequency of each value on the number line
2Read a bar graph to compare the heights of bars using the labeled scale
3Identify the axes, scale, and category labels of a bar graph
4Answer total, difference, and most-or-least questions from a graph

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