Learn to Graph with Etoys
Graphing
That was fun to watch it create graphs.
It's not readily apparent that this is to generate a bar graph not the more common x-y plotting graph. Although the boxes on the left gives a clue as to how to change this graph and there seems to be a whole lot of options or buttons, clearer instructions are needed I think for somebody to just jump right in.
cwithers, Thanks for your time and comments. Good points, I made this to learn about Etoys and demonstrate how one could graph, then started thinking about how the different visual representations of data can affect how we perceive it, and frankly this is NOT a finished project. In general I don't like to give instructions when I teach kids. I prefer to let them figure things out for themselves and guide them as appropriate. That works great when I am there to get them started and/or answer questions, but when it is a standalone project such as this, yes instructions or written guidance on how to use it is needed.
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