NPA Data Science

This page provides access to a comprehensive set of resources covering a significant portion of the National Progression Award (NPA) curriculum across Levels 4, 5, and 6.

• Curriculum Level: NPA Data Science Senior Phase (S4-6)
• Curricular area: Sciences Technologies
• Topics and Themes: Data Analysis Data visualisation

Put your graph-reading skills to the test in our Data Viz Quiz challenge!

• Curriculum Level: NPA Data Science Senior Phase (S4-6) Third (S1-S3)
• Curricular area: Maths & Numeracy Social Studies
• Topics and Themes: Data visualisation

Put your graph-reading skills to the test in our seasonal Data Viz Quiz challenge!

• Curriculum Level: NPA Data Science Senior Phase (S4-6) Third (S1-S3)
• Curricular area: Maths & Numeracy Social Studies
• Topics and Themes: Data visualisation

Below is a list of books which teachers have found useful for starting conversations about data in the classroom. Book reviews from teachers and learners will be linked below each title as we receive them.

• Curriculum Level: Early (Pre 5 & P1) First (P2-P4) NPA Data Science Second (P5-P7) Senior Phase (S4-6) Third (S1-S3)
• Curricular area: Expressive arts Health and wellbeing Languages Maths & Numeracy Religious and moral education Sciences Social Studies Technologies

We have pulled together an (ever-growing!) set of data visualisation examples, categorised by type—e.g. bar charts, pie charts, line graphs, scatter plots, histograms, heat maps, and many more—as well as curricular level at which we would expect comprehension and creation of each graph.

• Curriculum Level: Early (Pre 5 & P1) First (P2-P4) NPA Data Science Second (P5-P7) Senior Phase (S4-6) Third (S1-S3)
• Curricular area: Expressive arts Health and wellbeing Languages Maths & Numeracy Religious and moral education Sciences Social Studies Technologies
• Topics and Themes: Data visualisation
• PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion

Interested in Pokemon? Hip hop music? Air quality? Gender equality? Football? Space dogs? There's a data set for it!

• Curriculum Level: First (P2-P4) NPA Data Science Second (P5-P7) Senior Phase (S4-6) Third (S1-S3)

This PDF document provides guidance on a method for developing an interactive dashboard that fulfils the criteria for the NPA Data Science SOLAR assessment question on mapping bike routes using historical Just Eat bikes data. It is provided as an example of how students could successfully meet the criteria.

• Curriculum Level: NPA Data Science Senior Phase (S4-6)
• Topics and Themes: Data Analysis

NPA Data Science: Level 6 assessment exemplar How do we make sure everyone in Scotland as fast internet access? The Scottish Government has committed to having superfast broadband access to all by the end of 2021. Grants are in place for suppliers to help deliver this mission.

• Curriculum Level: NPA Data Science Senior Phase (S4-6)
• Curricular area: Technologies
• Topics and Themes: Blended or Home Learning Computer Science Data Analysis Finding & Using Information People in society, economy and business Processing and Managing Information Responsibly
• PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data Plan Problem

An example practical assessment for the Data Citizenship unit to help you practice the skills involved in the real assessment.

• Curriculum Level: NPA Data Science Senior Phase (S4-6)
• Topics and Themes: Data Analysis