Bar Graphs display data.

                                      title
                                      scale
                                      axis
                                      labels on both axis
                                      bars that show data

  3rd grade students were asked what  
     sports they played.

  The graph shows that more students 
     played soccer than any other sport.

  It shows that the fewest number of
    students played hockey.

  The graph shows that more students
     played baseball than football.

  Students were asked their
     favorite colors.

  The graph shows that 17 students 
      chose purple.

  The fewest number of students
      chose green.

  More students chose blue than red.

Answer these questions with information
from the bar graph.

    How many people ordered pepperoni
      pizza?  30 Answer

    What kind of pizza had the fewest
       orders?  mushroom Answer

    What 2 kinds of pizza had the same
    number of orders?  cheese & sausage Answer

Bar graphs use bars and a scale to display data.