Connect narratives & data visualizations
Understand the relationship between a data visualization and its associated narrative.
K–2 Competencies
Understand how visualizations (e.g., graphs, charts, maps, diagrams) can be created and used to tell a story about ourselves. e.g., picture graph showing how many students walk vs. ride the bus
Make a prediction based on a visualization and the trend of the data relationship it conveys using designations “it will happen, it won’t happen, it might happen."
Classroom resources
Data Science Starter Kit Module 5: Telling the Story - Visualization and Communication
Welcome to the culminating skill of data science—communicating your findings effectively so others can understand and act on them! This module focuses on how to create clear visualizations and compelling narratives that make data accessible and meaningful to different audiences.🔗
Visualization and Communication isn’t about creating fancy graphics or impressive presentations. It’s about developing the empathy and clarity to think, “How can I help others understand what this data means and why it matters to them?” The best data science in the world is useless if it can’t be understood and applied by the people who need it.
3–5 Competencies
Evaluate the effectiveness of text, visualization, and text plus a visualization to communicate a particular story.
Make a prediction based on a visualization using the terms: “likely, unlikely, certain, and impossible.”
Classroom resources
Data Science Starter Kit Module 5: Telling the Story - Visualization and Communication
Welcome to the culminating skill of data science—communicating your findings effectively so others can understand and act on them! This module focuses on how to create clear visualizations and compelling narratives that make data accessible and meaningful to different audiences.🔗
Visualization and Communication isn’t about creating fancy graphics or impressive presentations. It’s about developing the empathy and clarity to think, “How can I help others understand what this data means and why it matters to them?” The best data science in the world is useless if it can’t be understood and applied by the people who need it.
6–8 Competencies
Evaluate the degree to which visualizations and their surrounding text and context match and support one another.
Recognize that data visualizations need explanations to tell their story.
Classroom resources
Data Science Starter Kit Module 5: Telling the Story - Visualization and Communication
Welcome to the culminating skill of data science—communicating your findings effectively so others can understand and act on them! This module focuses on how to create clear visualizations and compelling narratives that make data accessible and meaningful to different audiences.🔗
Visualization and Communication isn’t about creating fancy graphics or impressive presentations. It’s about developing the empathy and clarity to think, “How can I help others understand what this data means and why it matters to them?” The best data science in the world is useless if it can’t be understood and applied by the people who need it.
9–10 Competencies
Evaluate the degree to which visualizations and their surrounding text match and support real-world context.
Classroom resources
Who is the Data MVP of the NBA? by DataClassroom
The purpose of this lesson is to help students create sophisticated data visualizations to analyze NBA player performance while critically examining how data-driven arguments compare to human judgment in decision-making contexts. Students will use FiveThirtyEight's RAPTOR statistics to build evidence-based cases for MVP candidates, then evaluate the limitations of data storytelling when complex human factors influence real-world decisions
Data Science Starter Kit Module 5: Telling the Story - Visualization and Communication
Welcome to the culminating skill of data science—communicating your findings effectively so others can understand and act on them! This module focuses on how to create clear visualizations and compelling narratives that make data accessible and meaningful to different audiences.🔗
Visualization and Communication isn’t about creating fancy graphics or impressive presentations. It’s about developing the empathy and clarity to think, “How can I help others understand what this data means and why it matters to them?” The best data science in the world is useless if it can’t be understood and applied by the people who need it.
11–12 Competencies
Evaluate the degree to which visualizations and their surrounding text match and support a real-world argument or broader explanation of social, economic, scientific, or political factors.
Classroom resources
Too Old to Mango? by DataClassroom
The purpose of this lesson is to help students master professional-level data visualization and communication skills by analyzing agricultural research data on mango tree productivity across different ages. Students will create publication-quality visualizations, conduct statistical analysis, and communicate findings to diverse stakeholders in ways that can influence agricultural policy, economic decisions, and global food security strategies.
Data Science Starter Kit Module 5: Telling the Story - Visualization and Communication
Welcome to the culminating skill of data science—communicating your findings effectively so others can understand and act on them! This module focuses on how to create clear visualizations and compelling narratives that make data accessible and meaningful to different audiences.🔗
Visualization and Communication isn’t about creating fancy graphics or impressive presentations. It’s about developing the empathy and clarity to think, “How can I help others understand what this data means and why it matters to them?” The best data science in the world is useless if it can’t be understood and applied by the people who need it.
Advanced Competencies
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