How to add graphs and data tables into WordPress

Step 1: Create a Google Spreadsheet

Step 2: Record Lab Data on Google Spreadsheet

Step 3: Copy data table from spreadsheet into the blog post.

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
5 8 1
3 4 3
1 5 6

Step 4: Copy data table from spreadsheet into Desmos.

Step 5: Label axes, title, and units appropriately.

Step 6: Click “Share” button, and copy “Image” URL (ending in .png).

Step 7: Insert Image URL into Blog post using Image command.

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Test Graphed Data

Step 8: Click on image and click “Caption” icon. Give Graph a title.

Step 9: Publish, and share on Google Classroom.

OR

Instead of using Desmos, you can just use Google Spreadsheet. Create a chart using data. Click drop down menu, click “Download Image”. Re-Upload image to WordPress.

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This is a graph

This method allows you to do everything from Google Spreadsheet, and provides better labeling, but students will need to be taught how to make good charts. Maybe make a tutorial?

Another way using Google Sheets

You can publish the chart and embed it. This provides a little more interactivity, but requires students to know how to access and edit the HTML of the blog post to paste the embed code in the proper place.