STUDENT PRACTICE BOOK. Real-World Tables and Graphs GRADES 5 6

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1 Title STUDENT PRACTICE BOOK Real-World Tables and Graphs GRADES 5 6 Table of Contents Sa m ple file All About This Book Foreword Tables Introduction of Form Tables Extension and Reinforcement Picture Graphs Introduction of Form Picture Graphs Extension and Reinforcement Review Evaluation Bar Graphs Introduction of Form Bar Graphs Extension and Reinforcement Review Evaluation Line Graphs Introduction of Form Line Graphs Extension and Reinforcement Review Evaluation Area Graphs Introduction of Form Area Graphs Extension and Reinforcement Review Evaluation Enrichment Activities Reference and Review Answer Key Inside Back Cover Copyright 2006 by Weekly Reader Corporation All rights reserved Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use only Beyond classroom use, material in this book may not be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or other without special permission from the Weekly Reader Corporation Printed in the USA ISBN: /

2 Title All About This Book Table and Graph Skills is a sequentially planned skills program for students in grades 2 6 This Student Practice Book is for students who read at the fifth grade level or above and who have had some experience with tables and graphs Each table-and-graph skill in this book is introduced, extended and reinforced, and reviewed Review sections give you an opportunity to check student progress and to provide additional reinforcement activities if necessary How To Use This Book Introduce the book by having students read and discuss the material and their responses on page 3 Follow the book sequentially Most lessons cover two pages Find and present any hard words to the class before beginning each lesson Discuss the title and illustrations or photographs in a lesson Direct reading of all materials in the lesson Review the directions for each activity with the class to be sure that each student understands what to do Let students proceed at their own pace when doing the activities Some students may need more teacher supervision than others You may also opt to assign a lesson as homework or a small-group project Follow up each lesson by having the class make group tables and/or graphs about material similar to that in the lesson Encourage students to make individual tables and graphs

3 Tables Title and Graphs Today The number of facts people use every day is surprising The amount of new information grows How can we keep from becoming too confused? Facts need to be organized Tables and graphs put much information into small spaces Tables and graphs are a part of our daily lives Discuss the ways that tables and graphs might be important to the people pictured above List other ways tables and graphs are used Foreword

4 Title Tables Bus terminal Good morning Hello I d like some information about buses from Washington, DC, to Philadelphia, please Oh, yes Let s see there s a bus at 9:30 in the evening, arriving in Philadelphia at 12:50 Another leaves at 8:30 and gets in at 12:10 A 7:30 bus would arrive at 10:50 And then there are two 6:30 s One is direct and arrives at 9:40 The other makes several stops and gets in at 11:10 What a hard way to get facts! A timetable would show all this information and more A table helps to organize information or data To read a table, you must look carefully at the different parts of the table You can find needed facts quickly if you can use a table correctly A table and its parts are shown at the top of page 5 Study that table Notice how the tables on pages 4 and 5 are alike and different Tables Introduction of Form

5 Title Title Subtitle Column Rail Fares from Chicago to Eight Cities Effective December 2004 (Subject to Change) City Round Trip (Regular Fare) Round Trip (First Class) Baltimore, Maryland $294 $866 Kansas City $214 $-- Memphis, Tennessee $170 $400 Miami, Florida $458 $1,116 New Orleans, Louisiana $200 $478 Omaha, Nebraska $313 $313 Red Wing, Minnesota $300 $300 Richmond, Virginia $284 $856 Source Source: Amtrak 2005 Column Titles Date In planning a trip, you might use a multi-column table like the one above The parts that are labeled are used on many kinds of tables The title tells what the table is about The title should be quite complete The rail fares shown on the table are for trips beginning in what city? Some tables have subtitles The subtitle gives specific information not given in the title When did the rail fares shown on the table go into effect? Tables are made up of columns and rows The table on this page has three lists, or columns At the top of each column is the column title The column title explains the items listed below it How are columns 2 and 3 alike? The table above has eight rows Each row shows the name of a city and two fares In the fourth row, what fares are listed? and A table should give the source of its data, or show who collected the data From what source did the data for this table come? The date at the lower right of the table shows when the table was made Was this table made before or after the fares went into effect? Look at the Table Circle the word or numeral that correctly completes each sentence below Use the tables on pages 4 and 5 1 Regular round-trip fare from Chicago to Miami is $300 $458 $266 2 If you compare fares, you could guess that the closest city to Chicago might be Kansas City Red Wing Memphis 3 Round-trip first class fare from Chicago to Baltimore costs more than the regular round-trip fare $372 $572 $752 4 According to the timetable on page 4, run number 826 leaves Washingon, DC, at 1:30 am 12:30 pm 1:30 pm 5 The 2:30 pm bus from Washington, DC, arrives in Philadelphia at 4:50 pm 5:50 pm 7:05 pm

6 Scores Title and Standings Tables can be used to keep sports scores The table on the left is a scorecard Holes listed on the table stand for actual holes on the golf course Yards means the distance to each hole Par is the standard number of strokes for each hole Ed s score shows the strokes he used Underline each true sentence Read the Table 1 The distance to the first hole is 463 yards 2 The longest hole is number 18 3 Ed s Out score was 5 strokes over par 4 Ed s score on the second half of the course was better than his score on the first half 5 The first half of the course is 264 yards longer than the second half Hole Yards Par Ed s Score Hole Yards Par Your Workshop Ed s Score Total 3, Total Out In 3, Total 7, Benson Country Club 2006 Benson Golf Course Complete this table that breaks down Ed s score Hole Par Strokes Strokes Hole Par Under Over Par Par Total Out: Strokes Under Par Total In: Strokes Over Par Tables Extension and Reinforcement