Lesson 3

What is data?

In this lesson, students compare the concepts of information and data. Through a variety of examples, they discuss what is needed to make sense of data, and gather their own data from their classmates. To conclude the lesson, students determine where they will be collecting weather data.

school
Grade 3
local_library
Subject Science, Math
schedule
Length of lesson 50 minutes

Learning objective

Students will compare different types of data.

Standards

CSTA Standards

  • 1B-AP-08: Compare and refine multiple algorithms for the same task and determine which is the most appropriate.