Data Visualizations
These pre-made, introductory data science lessons are a way for students to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. We start with a question, find an open dataset to answer the question, and then ask students to reflect.
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Land Use Across the Ages
How have humans impacted land usage over time? Get ready to look at data that’s millions of years old! We wondered how we could use data science to learn about they ways humans have interacted or changed the land around us. “Anthromes” refers to the kind of changes humans have made to land. Cities, farmlands, and …
Data and Carbon Dioxide
How does Canada’s CO2 emissions compare to other G7 countries? Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas. This means it’s a “gas in the Earth’s atmosphere that traps heat.” Think about greenhouse gases as tents. If you’re camping, the tent covers you and keeps in warm air. So where does CO2 come from? Commonly, it comes …
Data Science and Climate Change
How can we use data to look for evidence of climate change? When we think about climate change, temperature is a factor. Here’s a fun fact about temperature scales. When you hear people say, “degrees Fahrenheit”, did you know “Fahrenheit” was a person? Daniel Fahrenheit lived over 300 years ago and invented the mercury thermometer. Even …
Holiday Lights in Canada
How popular are LED holiday lights in Canada? In addition to holiday music (which we talked about in last week’s visualization) the holidays are often marked by people decorating their homes with lights. We wondered how popular light emitting diode (LED) lights were in Canada, for holiday decor. Fun fact: LEDs are often known for …
Popular Holiday Tunes
Are there other holiday songs that are as popular as, ‘All I want for Christmas is you’ ? You’ve likely heard this holiday tune before. If you haven’t, play the YouTube video above. This single is by American singer-song writer Mariah Carey. According to Wikipedia, this song is, “the bestselling Christmas single by a …
Data Science and Memes
Have you ever wondered what meme data looks like? We answered that question by looking at a dataset based on data from the “WeRateDogs” Twitter account. The dataset was created by Greg Baker, a Computing Science instructor at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia (BC). Greg’s inspiration for the dataset came from an article written …
COVID-19 and Log Scales
Have you ever wondered how you can use data to learn about the growth of COVID-19 cases? We answered that question by looking at how long it takes for reported COVID-19 cases to double in Canada. We did this by plotting them using a logarithmic or “log” scale on a line graph. We created two …
Popular Video Games
Have you ever wondered what the most popular video games are? This week, we explored that question by creating two pie charts using Wikipedia data about: Number of players for specific games (first pie chart) Video game sales (second pie chart) Reflect on what you see Look and interact with the data visualizations above. When …
The Cost of the First World War
Recommended grade level: 6-12 Have you ever wondered how World War I impacted Canada? Remembrance Day is an opportunity to recognize the impact of the First and Second World Wars. During the week of November 11, 2020, we explored some of World War I’s (WWI) impact on Canada by using data from the Canadian War …
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