Essential Question: How does the problem of big data affect data storage?
Mastery Objectives:
SWBAT identify and find solutions for issues involved in managing big data.
Resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQCr9RV7twk - Storing Data
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAyrObl7TYE&t=183s - Big Data
Directions: Use the website, Baby Name Voyager to gather the information.
Using a Web browser, open the Baby Name Voyager. This visualization shows the 1000 most popular names of boys and girls born in the United States for every year from 1880 to now.
What was the most popular girl's name in the 1900s? In the 1960s?
1900:
1960:
What boys' names are much less popular today than they were in 1880?
Type in what you think is the most popular name in your school. Is this name still popular for new babies?
What else can you find? Find some interesting information in the data, then prepare to show it to your class.
Did you have trouble answering any of these questions? What, if anything, doesn't this visualization do well? How might you improve it?