Fun activities with data to close out the academic year

Two data activities that are built for fun while teaching foundational data skills

A workshop by Dr. Aaron Reedy of DataClassroom

Recording of the main presentation.

Thank you so much for registering for Fun activities with data to close out the academic year.

We had a great live session on May 8th, 2024. Whether or not you were in attendance we want you to have access to the workshop.

Materials / Questions

1. Here is the links to the datasets and resources used in the presentation:

Presentation Slides (contains the unlabeled graphs for the Analysis Improve activity)

Spider-man, Witches, and Stranger Things in data: Costume Trends

Sauce Search- which sauce is most searches in the US by year

Objects Launched into Space over Time (per country)

The Taylor Swift Effect

A how-to for the DataClassroom Melt function

NBA Salary Data 2019: Mean or Median?

All I want for Christmas is you. Spotify Data (Mariah Carey’s All I want for Christmas streams)

Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Super Hero Demographics

2. Is a site license required to use DataClassroom?

No! DataClassroom does have premium features such as working with your own data, graphing help, advanced statistics, and integration with your LMS. Contact us below if you would like to discuss a license at your school, or district.

3. Does the graphing in DataClassroom require a license?

No! The graphing is DataClassroom is free to use with any of the datasets in the Resource Library. All you need to do to try it out is sign up for a free account here.

4. I teach at the college level. Are DataClassroom licenses available for the college level?

Yes. We just released the new DataClassroom U! These licenses will be available for both institutional purchase or individual students. If you want to try out DataClassroom U on your existing DataClassroom account, go to your profile and switch your level to college.

 
 

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Aaron Reedy

Cofounder + CEO