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'Teach Data Literacy: a guide for primary teachers' is a resource developed by the Data Education in Schools team to support teachers to enhance opportunities for all to build the skills and habits of mind relevant to data problem-solving.

• Curriculum Level: Early (Pre 5 & P1) First (P2-P4) Second (P5-P7)
• Curricular area: Expressive arts Health and wellbeing Languages Maths & Numeracy Religious and moral education Sciences Social Studies Technologies
• Topics and Themes: Activity, Diet, Rest and Sleep Biodiversity and Interdependence Data Analysis Data visualisation Diet Digital Literacy Finding & Using Information Past Events and Societies People in society, economy and business Processing and Managing Information Responsibly
• PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data Plan Problem

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• Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
• Curricular area: Expressive arts Health and wellbeing Maths & Numeracy Social Studies Technologies
• Topics and Themes: Data Analysis Diet Digital Literacy Finding & Using Information People in society, economy and business
• PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data Plan Problem

Learners will become Trainee Agents of DATA to defend Scotland against the villainous high-tech VIKINGS.  They will solve puzzles in time to defeat the evil time-travelling baddies and foil their plans.  The Agents will have to use graphs, charts, maps and logic to uncover the plots and crack the secret codes.

• Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
• PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data Plan Problem

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

Dear Data This resource brings together 6 lessons that make use of the book Dear Data by Stefanie Posavec and Giorgia Lupi.

• Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
• Curricular area: Maths & Numeracy Technologies
• Topics and Themes: Data Analysis Finding & Using Information
• PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data Plan Problem

The DataFit mission is to simultaneously increase data literacy and physical activity literacy.

• Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7) Third (S1-S3)
• Curricular area: Languages Technologies
• Topics and Themes: Activity, Diet, Rest and Sleep Digital Literacy
• PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data Plan Problem

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

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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

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