Math · Stage 3
Read the value of a bar on a scaled bar graph (one square = many)
When one square stands for more than one, count the squares and multiply — each gridline jumps by the scale.
✦ Math📘 Stage 3 · S3⏱ ~11 min🧒 Ages 7–8★ Free to start
I can read the value of a bar on a scaled bar graph, where one square (or gridline) stands for more than one.
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Kavi's Big Sports Day 🏅
Sports Day was HUGE this year — hundreds of children! "If one square meant just one child, my graph would be taller than the tree 🌳," hoots Kavi. "So I let one square stand for 10. Now a bar of 6 squares means 6 × 10 = 60! Count the squares, then jump by the scale."
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What your child will learn
1Each square is worth MORE than oneOn this graph one square stands for 2 stars ⭐. To read a bar, count the squares, then skip-count by 2. Mia's bar is 4 squares tall: 2, 4, 6, 8.
2A bigger scale: one square = 5Now one square stands for 5 minutes 📖. The gridlines jump 5, 10, 15, 20, 25…. To read Week 2's bar, count its squares and skip-count by 5.
3Reading big numbers at a glanceFair visitors! One square stands for 10 people 🎪. A bar only 6 squares tall can show 60 — that is why scaled graphs are so handy for big counts.
4Say the gridlines fastThe gridline labels on a ×10 graph climb by tens. Know them cold so you can land on any bar-top: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60.
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A peek inside
One square = 2 ⭐. A bar is 5 squares tall. What value does it show?
count squares × scale → 5 × 2 → skip-count 2,4,6,8,10
Try this at home: One square = 2. A bar is 4 squares tall. Value = __
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