Books for discussing data
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
Data Visualisation Examples
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
Create your own Escape Room
This activity is part of our set of Data-themed Escape Rooms. For background info on the DATA Agency and the VIKINGS villains, read our Top Secret Brief.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7) Third (S1-S3)
- Curricular area: Maths & Numeracy Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Data Analysis Data visualisation Finding & Using Information
Stop the Time Heist!
This activity is part of our set of Data-themed Escape Rooms. For background info on the DATA Agency and the VIKINGS villains, read our Top Secret Brief.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7) Third (S1-S3)
- Curricular area: Maths & Numeracy Sciences Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Data Analysis Data visualisation Digital Literacy Finding & Using Information
Find the VIKINGS Secret Lair
This activity is part of our set of Data-themed Escape Rooms. For background info on the DATA Agency and the VIKINGS villains, read our Top Secret Brief.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7) Third (S1-S3)
- Curricular area: Social Studies Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Finding & Using Information
Locked in the DATA base
This activity is part of our set of Data-themed Escape Rooms. For background info on the DATA Agency and the VIKINGS villains, read our Top Secret Brief.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7) Third (S1-S3)
- Curricular area: Maths & Numeracy
- Topics and Themes: Data Analysis Finding & Using Information
Agent Briefing Logic Puzzles
This activity is part of our set of Data-themed Escape Rooms. For background info on the DATA Agency and the VIKINGS villains, read our Top Secret Brief.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7) Third (S1-S3)
- Curricular area: Maths & Numeracy
- Topics and Themes: Finding & Using Information
Datasets resource
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)
Micro:bit Data Monsters
Make a Micro:bit Monster and put it to work collecting data for you! In this lesson, learners will code a micro:bit to show a face and make sounds, as well as sense the ambient temperature. The learners can then design a papercraft monster to fit round the micro:bit, and decide where in the classroom or school they will put their monster.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Expressive arts Technologies