A source that includes a graph may not always be the best reliable. A short resource highlights how graphs and charts can be misleading. Learners view actual graphs and note the way the graph is distorted to make a point. 

Concepts

data analysis, data display, data representations, graphing data, scale

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members look for examples of misleading graphs in newspapers, magazines, news, and on the Internet to demonstrate that they can find them many places
• Get groups to use data and graphs to support an argument

Classroom Considerations

• The class should be familiar with reading and creating graphs of data

Pros

• Includes questions users can save if they sign up for a free account
• Stretches across curriculum areas

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.8.2 HSS-IC.B.6