Kids Zone Graphics

Discovering Kids Zone was a wonderful thing. Making graphs and other items on this site was easier than using other desktop programs. It took only about ten minutes to create both graphs. I decided to create two different types of graphs so that I could explore how to use the different functions. For the first graph with theWest Virginia 4th grade NEAP scores compared to the national average I chose to use the line graph so as to be able to visually see how each progressed. Although West Virginia scores continuously fell below the national average, the scores did improve over the seven year, much as the national scores had.

In order to best compare the number of IEPs for each of the four states with the lowest per capita income, I chose to use a bar graph. Since each item that I was comparing only had one value, it seemed to be the most logical. Of the four states presented, West Virginia had the fewest number of IEPs. It also had the second lowest per capita income. All that can be concluded from this graph is that West Virginia, when compared to other low per capita income states has the lowest number of IEPs. The question remains though, does West Virginia have a low number of IEPs because students who need IEPs are being overlooked or a lack of funding for adequate resources? Or are there possibly fewer people in the Wild Wonderful state than there may be in states with a more dense population?