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Charting Likes and Dislikes

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Charting Likes and Dislikes

Students learn to collect simple survey answers from classmates and organize them into a tally chart or picture chart, then count and compare the marks to see which like or dislike was chosen the most and the least.

Introduction

When you ask your friends what they like, you get lots of answers. A chart helps you keep track of all those answers so you don't lose count. In this lesson you will learn to build a tally chart and a picture chart from a class survey about likes and dislikes.

What Is a Survey

A survey is when you ask the same question to many people. You could ask, "What is your favorite fruit?" or "Do you like rainy days?" Every answer you collect gets added to your chart.

What Is a Tally Chart

A tally chart uses marks to count answers. Every time someone gives an answer, you draw one line. When you get to five lines, the fifth line crosses the other four. This makes a group of five marks that is easy to spot and count.

Favorite Fruit Survey Fruit Tally Marks Count Apples 3 Bananas 5 Grapes 2
Each line stands for one classmate's answer. Bananas has a group of five marks, so it is easy to see that five friends chose bananas.

What Is a Picture Chart

A picture chart uses small drawings instead of lines. If your survey question is about pets, you could draw one small dog for every classmate who likes dogs and one small cat for every classmate who likes cats. Lining the pictures up in neat rows makes them simple to count.

How to Make Your Own Chart

Follow these steps to build a chart from a survey.

  1. Pick a question, such as "Do you like carrots?"
  2. Ask each classmate the question one at a time.
  3. Draw one tally mark or one picture for every answer you hear.
  4. Group every five tally marks together so counting stays fast.
  5. Write the total count next to each row when you finish asking.

How to Read and Compare a Chart

Once your chart is done, you can answer questions about it. Look at the rows and find the one with the most marks. That is the most popular answer. Look for the row with the fewest marks to find the least popular answer. You can also compare two rows to see which one has more or fewer answers.

Key Terms & Definitions

Survey: Asking the same question to many people and collecting their answers.

Tally Mark: A short line used to count one answer.

Tally Chart: A chart that uses groups of tally marks to show how many people chose each answer.

Picture Chart: A chart that uses small drawings instead of tally marks to show answers.

Count: The total number of marks or pictures in a row.

Most: The answer with the highest count.

Least: The answer with the lowest count.

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