How do you choose a scale for a graph?

Choose a scale that counts by the same amount on every square and fits all the data. Then label each axis with its name and unit.

How do you make a prediction from a line graph?

Extend your line past the last data point and read the value. On the cooling water graph, students extend the line to predict the temperature at 24 minutes.

6th Grade Graphing Data Worksheets

Ages 11-12 · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Graphing data means turning a table of measurements into a picture that shows a pattern or a comparison. These graphing data pages hold 2 6th grade worksheets, each with an answer key. Making a Line Graph from Data has students title a graph, label axes, choose a scale and plot sample data for a cup of water as it cools. Bar Graph or Line Graph has students choose the right graph for six data sets and draw a bar graph of seeds sprouted in 4 soil types.

6th Grade Science Scientific Method Graphing data Clear All

Bar Graph or Line Graph

Grade6th Grade

TopicScientific Method

Making a Line Graph from Data

Grade6th Grade

TopicScientific Method

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Explore all of our 6th grade scientific method worksheets, covering scientific method and variables, lab safety and measurement, graphing data.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Put the independent variable, the one the scientist controls, on the x-axis. Put the dependent variable, the one being measured, on the y-axis.

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