bar graph rubric
bar graph rubric
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Neatness and Exceptionally well Neat and relatively Lines are neatly Appears messy and
Attractiveness designed, neat, and attractive. A ruler and drawn but the graph "thrown together" in a
attractive. Colors that graph paper (or appears quite plain. hurry. Lines are visibly
go well together are graphing computer crooked.
used to make the program) are used to
graph more readable. make the graph more
A ruler and graph readable.
paper (or graphing
computer program) are
used.
Labeling of X axis The X axis has a clear, The X axis has a clear The X axis has a The X axis is not
neat label that label that describes label. labeled.
describes the units the units used for the
used for the independent variable.
independent variable
(e.g, days, months,
participants' names).
Labeling of Y axis The Y axis has a clear, The Y axis has a clear The Y axis has a The Y axis is not
neat label that label that describes label. labeled.
describes the units and the units and the
the dependent variable dependent variable
(e.g, % of dogfood (e.g, % of dogfood
eaten; degree of eaten; degree of
satisfaction). satisfaction).
Title Title is creative and Title clearly relates to A title is present at A title is not present.
clearly relates to the the problem being the top of the graph.
problem being graphed graphed (includes
(includes dependent dependent and
and independent independent variable)
variable). It is printed and is printed at the
at the top of the graph. top of the graph.