3rd Grade Math Centers

Jake’s Survey

Materials: graph paper

1. Jake surveyed 26 students. His data showed that:
   
   
   • more students liked apples than oranges
   
   
   • more students liked oranges than pears
   
   
   
   


2. Create a tally chart to represent Jake’s data. Explain how you decided on the
   count for each type of fruit.


3. Create a bar graph to represent Jake’s data. Be sure to give the graph a title
   and number the scale. Label the categories. Draw the bars.


4. Share your work with a partner. How are your graphs alike? How are they
   different?