Pictographs
Lesson
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A pictograph uses pictures or symbols to represent an assigned amount of data.

 The key tells the number that each picture or symbol represents.

2. If necessary, round the data to nearby numbers.
 

3. Choose a picture or symbol that can represent the number in each category.

4. Choose a key.

5. Draw pictures to represent the number in each category.

6. Label the pictograph.  Write the title and the key.

Dogs in Dog Show

Key: Each = 10 dogs.

         Each =  5 dogs.

There are 3 and a half pictures for the sporting dog category.
Use the key:        
                      10   +  10  +  10  + 5 = 35
 

Of the dogs in the show, about 35 were sporting dogs.