Unit 1 Contents

Write your first name and the number of letters in your name on a slip of paper like those below. Discuss with your class what the variable L stands for. Put the class data in a table like the one below.

Discuss with your class how you might make the table easier to read. Then copy the class data onto the data table on the First Names Data Table and Graph page in the Student Activity Book.

Discuss with your class how to make a class graph of your data. Which variable will you graph on the horizontal axis ()? Which variable will you graph on the vertical axis ()?

Use the data table to make a bar graph on the First Names Data Table and Graph page.