How to Create a Line Graph for Your Egg Drop Project

How to Create a Line Graph for Your Egg Drop Project
1. Enter your data into a blank spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel. Make sure you enter your data like the
example below. You only need to enter the Trial numbers, Fall Distance, and the average Fall Times.
(Make the columns wider so you can see all the information.)
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1) When you enter your results into the
spreadsheet, only enter the numbers into
each cell (do not include the unit of
measurement next to the number).
2) Enter the AVERAGE Fall Time for each trial.
2. To start building your chart, only highlight the Fall Time numbers, not the heading (like in the
example below) and start the Chart Wizard.
Chart Wizard Icon:
3. In Step 1 of the Chart Wizard, choose the Line Graph and click Next.
4. In Step 2, click on the Series tab, and then click in the white box at the bottom for the Category (X)
axis labels. IMPORTANT: Leave the cursor blinking in that box and flip this paper over for further
instructions.

5. Move the Chart Wizard window off to the side and only highlight the Fall Distance numbers (not the
heading), so you can put those numbers along the (X) axis at the bottom of the chart.
6. Click Next to go on to Step 3.
7. On the Titles tab fill in the ‘Chart title’, ‘Category (X) axis’, and ‘Value (Y) axis’, (as shown below).
For your Chart Title, be as descriptive as possible, so anyone looking at the chart would be able to tell
what it’s all about.
8. While still in Step 3, click on to the Legend tab, and remove the checkbox to not show the legend.
9. In Step 4, choose the top circle, “As new sheet” and then click Finish.