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IBM Data Science Course

These lessons are so much fun! As a 5th grade teacher I am always trying to think of the best way to get my students to embrace the importance of data. We teach it in Science for Force and Motion and in Math. I also work with my students to teach the importance of tracking and calculating their own data so that they can make decisions about their learning. Unfortunately, my students typically have the same look on their face that most teachers do when they hear the word DATA! Often times it is seen as a negative or they don't like the picture their data paints. If you or your students have these same feelings about teaching and learning about data, look no further! Chi, the creator of these lessons did a great job working with the students to make data seem fun and relevant. He used his background in sports and his experience doing statistics for the NCAA March Madness Tournament to engage students in the idea of collecting and analyzing data. I highly recommend completing these courses either on your own or with Chi (If you happen to be located in the Triangle Area) towards the beginning of your STEM Club journey. Doing so will help build important skills that can be used in later lessons.

Time: 3 1-hour sessions

Additional Materials: Provided with the course are several worksheets that will need to be printed each week.

Sources

Green, Michael. “How We Can Make the World a Better Place by 2030.” TED: Ideas Worth Spreading, Sept. 2015, www.ted.com/talks/michael_green_how_we_can_make_the_world_a_better_place_by_2030.