Skills › Math › 3rd grade 📊 3rd grade math · Data & Chance
Graphs with a key Half a symbol is half its value. If a symbol is 10, half is 5. For two steps, put groups together first, then compare.
Worked example
How many pears are there?
Fruit at snack time oranges apples grapes pears Each symbol = 5 pieces of fruit Answer: 25
Count the symbols in the row, and each symbol is worth 5. That makes 5 × 5 = 25. Answer: 25 .
For grown-ups: Scaled picture and bar graphs. Below: three problems to try with the worked answers, and a free printable sheet. Children can practise the same skill as a game, with no sign-up and no ads.
What this practises, for teachers Practices scaled picture and bar graphs (3.MD.B.3). A printable sheet with its answer key, worked answers on the page, no accounts.
Try three How many blue jays are there?
Birds at the feeder robins wrens blue jays sparrows Each symbol = 2 birds Show the answer and how Answer: 18
Count the symbols in the row, and each symbol is worth 2. That makes 9 × 2 = 18. Answer: 18 .
How many more rainy days than snowy days?
Weather this month 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 cloudy days sunny days snowy days rainy days
Show the answer and how Answer: 10
Rainy days has 20 and snowy days has 10. How many more means take away: 20 − 10 = 10. Answer: 10 .
How many pets are there in all?
Pets in our class rabbits birds fish cats Each symbol = 10 pets (half a symbol = 5) Show the answer and how Answer: 190
Add all the groups: 40 + 10 + 60 + 80 = 190. Answer: 190 .
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Graphs with a key (3rd grade) How many more windy days than rainy days?
Weather this month sunny days cloudy days rainy days windy days Each symbol = 2 days How many days are there in all?
Weather this month windy days snowy days rainy days sunny days Each symbol = 5 days How many more wrens than blue jays?
Birds at the feeder blue jays wrens finches sparrows Each symbol = 5 birds How many more grapes than pears?
Fruit at snack time pears apples bananas grapes Each symbol = 10 pieces of fruit How many more bananas than apples?
Fruit at snack time 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 pears grapes bananas apples
How many finches and sparrows are there in all?
Birds at the feeder 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 wrens finches blue jays sparrows
How many fewer snowy days than cloudy days?
Weather this month 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 snowy days cloudy days sunny days windy days
How many rainy days and snowy days are there in all?
Weather this month rainy days snowy days windy days cloudy days Each symbol = 2 days (half a symbol = 1) How many more pears than bananas?
Fruit at snack time oranges grapes bananas pears Each symbol = 10 pieces of fruit (half a symbol = 5) How many more dogs and fish together than rabbits?
Pets in our class dogs fish cats rabbits Each symbol = 10 pets (half a symbol = 5) How many more fish and rabbits together than dogs?
Pets in our class fish rabbits dogs cats Each symbol = 2 pets (half a symbol = 1) How many more bananas than pears?
Fruit at snack time pears grapes apples bananas Each symbol = 2 pieces of fruit (half a symbol = 1) Answer key 8 120 15 40 6 26 20 27 60 45 15 8 More 3rd grade skills: all 3rd grade math skills , or every grade at math skills .
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