Bio Lab


 

ntroduction to Graphing Worksheet

Used to assess Empirical and Quantitative Skills

Introduction to Graphing

Student Name

Date

Photos

Photo 1

Insert a photo of your hand-drawn graph, completed in step 19 of Activity 1, then delete this text.

The following should be visible/indicated in this photo:

  • Your name and the date
  • Data plotted for Rye plant 1, 2, and 3
  • Axis labels with units
  • Graph title
  • Key or legend
  1. Describe the results of this experiment in your own words.

Photo 2

Insert your computer-drawn graph (or a picture/screen shot of it), completed in Activity 3, then delete this text.

The following should be visible/indicated in this photo:

  • Data plotted for wheat plant 1, 2, and 3
  • Axis labels with units
  • Graph title
  • Key or legend

Data

Data Table 1

Wheat Plant Trendline

Equation

Wheat Plant 1 trendline equation

Wheat Plant 1 trendline corrected

Wheat Plant 2 trendline equation

Wheat Plant 2 trendline corrected

Wheat Plant 3 trendline equation

Wheat Plant 3 trendline corrected

  1. Based on the corrected trend lines, which wheat plant grew fastest?
  2. Why do you set the y-intercept to 0?