Olympics Math

Olympics on NBC

COMMENT: You will use the table of medal standings to make a divided bar graph.

ACTIVITY:

1. You will need graph paper and a pencil.
2. On the horizontal axis, place the names of the top 12 medal-winning countries. Leave space between each.
3. Choose a scale for the vertical axis so the total number of medals won can be shown.
4. Choose 3 colors and make a key for gold, silver, and bronze.
5. Make a single bar for each country which will consist of the colors in your key. The top of the entire bar should match the number in the total column for that country.
6. Label each axis with a title and give the graph a title.