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Pie Chart - NLVM

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/NAV/frames_asid_183_g_1_t_1.html
This applet lets students enter in their own data. The site calculates percents and displays a pie chart.

Overview of Chart Types and Their Uses

http://www.sapdesignguild.org/resources/diagram_guidelin...
This site explains what each type of chart does and when it should be used. Examples are given.

Carolyn's Unit on Graphing

http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/courses/ci330ms/youtsey/intro.html
Homepage for an introduction to line graphs, bar graphs, scatter plots, and pie charts.

Statistics Canada: Using Graphs

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/edu/power-pouvoir/ch9/using-uti...
This site provides guidelines for making and using graphs, going into greater detail than the other sites.

The Federal Pie Chart: Income Tax Use

http://www.warresisters.org/pages/piechart.htm
The War Resisters' League provides a modified pie chart illustrating the proportion of income tax revenues spent on defense, critiquing the official overview of government expenditures.

Interactive Pie Chart

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/PieChart/
An interactive activity that helps students see that the parts of a pie chart must add to 100%

Create A Graph

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
This site lets students choose a form to display their own data in. Students are asked information that tests their knowledge about various graph making aspects (e.g. y-axis).

Pie Chart Uses and Example

http://web2.concordia.ca/Quality/tools/21piechart.pdf
This 1 page (.pdf) explanation tells students what goes into making a pie chart successful.

Youngzones.org: Statistical Graphs

http://math.youngzones.org/stat_graph.html
A simple explanation of the advantages and disadvantages of various graph types.