Gardening Line Graphs
I can answer questions about data presented in a line graph.
Here is a table of data that shows the height of two sunflowers measured over seven weeks.
Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Height of
55 57 65 71 83 90 96
Sunflower 1 (cm)
Height of
52 54 62 67 75 80 90
Sunflower 2 (cm)
Draw a line graph to show the data.
Use different colours or patterns for the two lines and fill in the key to show this.
A Line Graph to Show the Height of a Sunflower over Seven Weeks
100
Key/Legend
95
90 = height of Sunflower 1
85 = height of Sunflower 2
80
Height (cm)
75
70
65
60
55
50
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Week
1) Which type of data was used to record the 2) Which sunflower grew the most from week
height of the sunflowers? 4 to week 5?
3) How much taller was Sunflower 1 than 4) At which week was the height difference
Sunflower 2 by week 6? between the two sunflowers 8cm?
Maths | Year 5 | Statistics | Solve Comparison, Sum and Difference Problems Using Information Presented in a Line Graph
Gardening Line Graphs Answers
Question Answer
Draw a line graph to show the data.
Use different colours or patterns for the two lines and fill in the key to show this.
A Line Graph to Show the Height of a Sunflower over Seven Weeks
100
Key/Legend
95
90 = height of Sunflower 1
85 = height of Sunflower 2
80
Height (cm)
75
70
65
60
55
50
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Week
1. Which type of data was used to record the height of the sunflowers?
continuous
2. Which sunflower grew the most from week 4 to week 5?
Sunflower 1
3. How much taller was Sunflower 1 than Sunflower 2 by week 6?
10cm
4. At which week was the height difference between the two sunflowers 8cm?
Week 5
Maths | Year 5 | Statistics | Solve Comparison, Sum and Difference Problems Using Information Presented in a Line Graph
