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Lets look at some average temperatures from some cities around the world…
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Sydney, Australia
New York, New York
Pretoria, South Africa
Tokyo, Japan
Some Questions… Which place is the warmest in July? Where is it 71 degrees in June? Where is it the coldest in January? What is the temperature in Pretoria in May? When is it summer in Tokyo? Who can have a swim party over Christmas
break? Which city has the greatest range of
temperatures during a year?
Table of average temperatures
Fayetteville New York Pretoria Sydney Tokyo
Arkansas New York South Africa Australia Japan
January 37 32 74 72 42
February 40 34 74 73 43
March 45 43 71 65 48
April 57 53 66 60 57
May 65 63 61 55 65
June 74 72 55 53 71
July 78 77 55 55 77
August 76 76 60 59 81
September 70 68 67 64 74
October 59 58 70 67 64
November 45 48 71 67 55
December 38 37 73 71 47
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What is a line graph?A line graph is used to display information
that shows trends. They often show how something has changed over a period of time.
Line graphs are made up of points on the graph that are connected by line segments.
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Fayetteville Arkansas
New York New York
Pretoria South Africa
Sydney Australia
Tokyo Japan
Now, let’s make a line graph using the data that you collected last week in the temperature of water lab.
