Create Line Plots
✖️ X marks the spot! A line plot is a super fast way to organize numbers by drawing X's above a number line. It looks like a city skyline of X's!
Do this: Read the concept below, then try the quiz or activity.
Concept
Imagine you measure the height of 10 different plants. Creating a line plot is a fast way to see which height is the most popular.
🎯 How to Build a Line Plot: 1. The Data: You have a list of numbers: 3, 4, 3, 5, 3. 2. The Number Line: Draw a straight horizontal line. Put numbers on the bottom: ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ). 3. Stack the X's! * Look at the data. The first number is 3. Draw an "X" above the number 3 on the line. * Next number is 4. Draw an "X" above the 4. * Next number is 3 again! Draw another "X" *directly on top* of the first X above the number 3. It's building a tower! * Finish the list.
The tallest tower of X's is the most popular number!
Try it
Build the X city skyline!
Instructions: Look at the data and count how tall the tower of X's should be for each number!
The Data: Kids in a classroom were asked how many pets they have: (0, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 0)
Problem 1: How many X's should be stacked above the number "0" (zero pets)? * Look at the data. I see a 0, and another 0. That's two of them! * Answer: ___ X's.
Problem 2: How many X's should be stacked in the tower above the number "1"? * Answer: ___ X's.
Problem 3: How many X's should be above the number "2"? * Answer: ___ X's.
Problem 4: Which number in the line plot has the tallest tower of X's? * Answer: number ___