Graphing Vocabulary word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Graphing Vocabulary word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this graphing vocabulary puzzle set for my 3rd and 4th graders during our data unit. The kids could make a simple bar graph but had no idea what words like title, axis, scale, or key meant. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like bar graph, pictograph, line graph, pie chart, data, title, label, axis, horizontal, vertical, scale, interval, key, legend, compare, and survey. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the graphing terms finally stick.

The PDF is four pages. Three puzzles plus one answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after recess. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether a pictograph needs a key. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple bar graph and pictograph drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 3rd through 5th grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers name two things every graph should have on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.