An Overview of The Graph Club

The Graph Club is a hands-on graphing tool which allows students to manipulate data and read and interprret graphs. Students can collect information, organize information, create a graph, compare types of graphs and communicate information. The Graph Club was designed for grades K-4; however, the program has potential at upper elementary levels. The Graph Club installs easily on the computer and does not require the use of the disk. It's recommended that you look through the teachers guide before introducing the program to your students.

The Graph Club has four modes: Explore, Match, Create, and Guess.

  • Explore mode shows two graphs. Students have use of all the functions of The Graph Club. This mode also allows for simultaneously viewing two different graphs. (This mode is recommended for first time users.)
  • Create Mode - Students input data into a table and then make a graph to view the data in different ways. (This is a good starting point for experienced users and upper elementary students.)
  • Match Mode- Students are shown a graph generated by the computer and are asked to create another graph to match the existing one.
  • Guess Mode - Students are challenged to hypothesize about what the data on a computer-generated graph could represent.

Online Step-by-Step Instructions

Beyond the Basics