How to Make a Thermometer Graph
- 1). Draw your axes. This is best done on graphing paper, where it will be easier to draw straight lines. Make one axis (the Y axis) drawn vertically, and the other (the X axis) drawn horizontally.
- 2). Label your axes. You should decide which axis will be your axis for temperature, and which one will cover your other variable (usually time). Temperature is usually depicted on the Y axis, time on the X axis.
- 3). Subdivide your axes. The Y axis should be divided up with hash marks for degrees, the time (X) axis divided into seconds or minutes--or other units, depending on how long you're measuring temperature. Divide up your axes so that each one can hold all of your data points.
- 4). Draw your points. The easiest way is to look at your first time point (often 0, your initial measurement) and then match that time point with your temperature. Continue to do so for each time point/temperature measurement.
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Sample temperature graph
Connect your dots. You should have multiple temperature measurements at different time points. Connect each of these lines to help you get an idea of how your temperature measurements change over time.
