Think Like a Scientist:

Digging Into Data

Explore strategies, tools, and tips for teaching students to make sense of real and meaningful data.

Consider easy ways to collect and present authentic data with your students and explore existing sources of data that students can analyze. Then, review some strategies to train students to analyze data and examine connections, scaffolds and extensions for diverse learners.

Before You Begin

It is recommended to use a laptop and/or desktop computer to complete the course.

Use your Humble ISD Google account login to access shared documents.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: How do we get real, relevant data into students' hands?

Chapter 2: What strategies can we use to teach students to process and analyze?

Chapter 3: How can we connect, scaffold and extend for our diverse learners?

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Interested in a deeper dive into making sense of data in the media? Check out this series from the News Literacy Project!

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