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.
Lesson contents
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