Data Fluency

Pathways are organized by skill level on this page and by grade level on the Pathway Overview.

DATA FLUENCY | LEVEL: BEGINNER

CREATING DATA VISUALIZATIONS WITH CHIBITRONICS

OVERVIEW: Students will develop their data fluency by creating data visualizations using Chibitronics and analyzing EarthTime stories.

SKILL LEVEL: Beginner

IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Grades 3+

AUTHOR(S): Sue Mellon, Allegheny Valley School District

RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): N/A

FUTURE READY SKILLS:

  • Critical Thinking

  • Creativity

  • Cognitive Flexibility

DATA FLUENCY | LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE

TESTING BESSBUG ABILITIES WITH THE INQUIRY DESIGN PROCESS

OVERVIEW: Students will ask a question and hypothesize about the Bessbug, plan an experiment to test their hypothesis, collect and analyze data, and draw conclusions about the bessbug’s abilities. This lab introduces and guides students through the inquiry design process in which they design their own experiment to test a bessbug’s speed or strength.

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Grade 8

AUTHOR(S): Suzie Gardner, Riverview School District

RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): N/A

FUTURE READY SKILLS:

  • Critical Thinking

  • Creativity

  • Coordinating with Others

  • Judgment and Decision Making

IMPROVING AIR QUALITY WITH SPECK

OVERVIEW: Students will create an air quality improvement plan by identifying a challenge, designing an experiment and analyzing air quality data using the Speck indoor air quality monitor.

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Grade 8

AUTHOR(S): Suzie Gardner, Riverview School District| Amy Barley, Leechburg School District

RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): Speck

FUTURE READY SKILLS:

  • Complex Problem Solving

  • Critical Thinking

  • People Management

  • Coordinating with Others

  • Judgment and Decision Making

  • Service Orientation


STORYTELLING WITH DATA VISUALS & BIG DATA SETS

OVERVIEW: Students will tell a story and/or advocate for a position that is supported through their data findings by finding an existing “big data” set from the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center, EarthTime or another open source big data site, develop an inquiry question to explore from looking at the data and scrub and analyze the data.

SKILL LEVEL: Advanced

IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Intermediate/High School

AUTHOR(S): Brett Slezak, Allegheny Valley

RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): N/A

FUTURE READY SKILLS:

  • Complex Problem Solving

  • Critical Thinking

  • Creativity

  • Coordinating with Others

  • Judgment and Decision Making

  • Cognitive Flexibility


DATA FLUENCY | LEVEL: ADVANCED

DEVELOPING HUMAN RIGHTS & REFUGEE STORIES WITH EARTHTIME

OVERVIEW: Students will analyze and compare refugee situations globally, create EarthTime stories to peer teach, and commit to take an action as a result of their learning.

SKILL LEVEL: Advanced

IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: High School

AUTHOR(S): Michelle Dickerson & Laura Fleischer Proaño, Highlands High School

RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): N/A

FUTURE READY SKILLS:

  • Complex Problem Solving

  • Critical Thinking

  • Creativity

  • Coordinating with Others

  • Emotional Intelligence

  • Judgment and Decision Making

  • Cognitive Flexibility