Frequency tables
Organize data into frequency tables based on shared characteristics. Summarize data using counts, fractions, relative frequencies, or proportions to enable comparisons and generalizations. Understand the implications of choices made when creating and interpreting frequency tables.
K–2 Competencies
Sort objects into a frequency table based on shared characteristics.
Classroom resources
Data Science Day: Pie Preference Pictographs
Students conduct a delicious survey aboutfavorite Thanksgiving pies, create colorful pictographs with art integration,and learn about data collection through a hands-on, creativity-filled activityperfect for the holiday season.
K-2 Sorting Toys
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to data collection, organization, and analysis through a hands-on survey about toy preferences. Students will learn to categorize data, create visual representations, and draw conclusions from their findings.
K-2 Favorite Fruit Case Cards
The purpose of this lesson is to teach students how to collect, organize, and analyze data using multiple attributes through the creation of "case cards." Students will explore fruit preferences while learning to categorize data using various criteria and make comparisons across different characteristics.
Data Science Starter Kit Module 3: Making Sense of Data - Analysis and Modeling
Welcome to the exciting part of data science—making sense of the information you’ve collected! This module focuses on how to analyze data to find patterns, understand what the numbers really mean, and start drawing conclusions.🔗
Analysis and Modeling isn’t about complex mathematics or advanced statistics. It’s about developing the thinking skills to look at data and ask, “What story is this telling me? What patterns do I notice? What questions does this raise?” Whether students are working with simple tally marks or sophisticated datasets, the fundamental thinking is the same.
3–5 Competencies
Summarize data with fractions, relative frequencies, proportions, or percentages to make comparisons.
Classroom resources
Data Science Day: Pie Preference Pictographs
Students conduct a delicious survey aboutfavorite Thanksgiving pies, create colorful pictographs with art integration,and learn about data collection through a hands-on, creativity-filled activityperfect for the holiday season.
Data Science Starter Kit Module 3: Making Sense of Data - Analysis and Modeling
Welcome to the exciting part of data science—making sense of the information you’ve collected! This module focuses on how to analyze data to find patterns, understand what the numbers really mean, and start drawing conclusions.🔗
Analysis and Modeling isn’t about complex mathematics or advanced statistics. It’s about developing the thinking skills to look at data and ask, “What story is this telling me? What patterns do I notice? What questions does this raise?” Whether students are working with simple tally marks or sophisticated datasets, the fundamental thinking is the same.
6–8 Competencies
Generate a frequency table to summarize raw categorical data.
Classroom resources
Data Science Day: Recipe Scaling Challenge
Students apply proportional reasoning, ratio calculations, and unit conversions to scale Thanksgiving recipes for different group sizes while learning about practical applications of mathematics in cooking and meal planning.
Data Science Starter Kit Module 3: Making Sense of Data - Analysis and Modeling
Welcome to the exciting part of data science—making sense of the information you’ve collected! This module focuses on how to analyze data to find patterns, understand what the numbers really mean, and start drawing conclusions.🔗
Analysis and Modeling isn’t about complex mathematics or advanced statistics. It’s about developing the thinking skills to look at data and ask, “What story is this telling me? What patterns do I notice? What questions does this raise?” Whether students are working with simple tally marks or sophisticated datasets, the fundamental thinking is the same.
9–10 Competencies
Generate a relative frequency table to make comparisons and to generalize results.
Classroom resources
TSA Travel Analytics
Students analyze real TransportationSecurity Administration (TSA) checkpoint travel data to identify trends, makepredictions, and understand the economics and logistics of holiday air travelusing professional data science methods.
Data Science Starter Kit Module 3: Making Sense of Data - Analysis and Modeling
Welcome to the exciting part of data science—making sense of the information you’ve collected! This module focuses on how to analyze data to find patterns, understand what the numbers really mean, and start drawing conclusions.🔗
Analysis and Modeling isn’t about complex mathematics or advanced statistics. It’s about developing the thinking skills to look at data and ask, “What story is this telling me? What patterns do I notice? What questions does this raise?” Whether students are working with simple tally marks or sophisticated datasets, the fundamental thinking is the same.
11–12 Competencies
Discuss implications of choices made when generating a frequency table.
Classroom resources
TSA Travel Analytics
Students analyze real TransportationSecurity Administration (TSA) checkpoint travel data to identify trends, makepredictions, and understand the economics and logistics of holiday air travelusing professional data science methods.
Data Science Starter Kit Module 3: Making Sense of Data - Analysis and Modeling
Welcome to the exciting part of data science—making sense of the information you’ve collected! This module focuses on how to analyze data to find patterns, understand what the numbers really mean, and start drawing conclusions.🔗
Analysis and Modeling isn’t about complex mathematics or advanced statistics. It’s about developing the thinking skills to look at data and ask, “What story is this telling me? What patterns do I notice? What questions does this raise?” Whether students are working with simple tally marks or sophisticated datasets, the fundamental thinking is the same.
Advanced Competencies
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