Making a Graph

Title

properly capitalized

descriptive but simple

y vs x in the title or dependent v independent

Subtopic

Axes

label capitalized: units included, variable listed?

Indepenedent variable on the horizontal axes

graph uses most of the area (scale is appropriate.

Use of mm graph paper for accuracy when taking slopes or finding rates

units include proper use of signficant digits

Analyses

lines of best fit or curves are appropriate for the data

Subtopic

Calculations

rate calculations made on the graph