Learning Intention
Tell a data story
Manipulate a data set to discover trends
Success Criteria
Create the charts
- Download a data-set and graphs results
- Look for trends
- Present findings
Warm Up
Review: What is a hypothesis?
- Quick think-pair-share (or other strategy)
Give me some examples
Introduction
Take notes in OneNote heading “Data Story”
Activities
Make a game in Excel
http://mashable.com/2014/08/27/microsoft-excel-games/#1NvZjVWpYEqB
Download Data Set and follow instructions
Or search google trends
Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton.
Find points where each candidate was ahead of the polls. Download the CSV and make graphs to show when each candidate was ahead.
Form a hypothesis to explain why they were ahead at that point.
Reflection
Homework
Complete any unfinished work
Explore these sites and be prepared to present it to the class.
- Daily Infographic: http://www.dailyinfographic.com/
- Infographics Archive: http://www.infographicsarchive.com/