Seasonal Datasets
Some resource links to support your exploration of seasonal data. If you have datasets you would like to see included on this page, please get in touch at dataschools@ed.ac.uk (subject line 'seasonal datasets')
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7) Senior Phase (S4-6) Third (S1-S3)
- Curricular area: Expressive arts Maths & Numeracy
- Topics and Themes: Data Analysis
- PPDAC Framework: Data Plan Problem
Climates, Microclimates & Temperature Data
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- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Maths & Numeracy Social Studies
- Topics and Themes: Data Analysis People in society, economy and business
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data Plan Problem
The Boy at the Back of the Class – Using Data
This activity provides data learning opportunities for classes reading ‘The Boy At The Back Of The Class’ by Onjali Q. Raúf.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Maths & Numeracy Social Studies Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Digital Literacy People in society, economy and business
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data Plan Problem
Spotify Data Analysis
Spotify Data Analysis makes use of secondary data from Spotify.
- Curriculum Level: First (P2-P4) Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Maths & Numeracy Technologies
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data
Gapminder Cards – Data to Challenge our Assumptions
A card game to help us understand how we can use data to challenge our assumptions about our communities and cities.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Social Studies
- Topics and Themes: Blended or Home Learning
Data Sweets
Gathering data about sweets and explaining what we have discovered in a data visualisation.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Maths & Numeracy
- Topics and Themes: Blended or Home Learning
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data Plan Problem
Useful Datasets for Data Education in Schools
A wide range of useful datasets that can support data education in schools.
- Curriculum Level: NPA Data Science Second (P5-P7) Senior Phase (S4-6) Third (S1-S3)
- Curricular area: Maths & Numeracy Social Studies
- Topics and Themes: How-Tos
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data Plan Problem
Make a Top Trumps Game
Helping learners become familiar with the idea of data and how it can be categorised.
- Curriculum Level: First (P2-P4) Second (P5-P7)
- Topics and Themes: Blended or Home Learning Computer Science
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Data
Make a Guess Who Game
Using the well known children’s game to help us think about data, categorisation and pattern matching.
- Curriculum Level: First (P2-P4) Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Expressive arts
- Topics and Themes: Computer Science
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Data