Student Worksheet — Session 8: Your Data Project

Data Science for Young Minds · Grade 3 · Ages 8–9 · CAPSTONE
Phase 1 — Plan Your Project
1 My Data Question

Write a question that is fair, specific, and answerable with data.

My answer choices (3–5 options):

Who I will ask (my sample):

How many people I will ask:

Collection method:

Survey   Observation   Measurement
Question check: Is it fair (not leading)? Yes   Is it data-answerable? Yes   Is it specific? Yes
Phase 2 — Collect Your Data
2 My Tally Recording Sheet

Ask your question exactly as written. Make a tally mark for each answer right away.

Answer Choice (Category)Tally MarksTotal
TOTAL
Survey checklist: Asked exactly as written   Recorded immediately   Each person once only
Phase 3A — Organize: Frequency Table
3A My Frequency Table

Transfer your tally marks into this clean frequency table.

CategoryTally MarksFrequency
TOTAL
Most popular answer:  
Least popular answer:  

Does your Total match how many people you asked? Yes   No — find the mistake!

Phase 3B — Visualize: My Chart
3B Draw Your Chart

Chart type:   Bar chart   Pictograph

Why I chose this type:

My scale (bar chart) OR key (pictograph):

Draw your chart here — include title, axis labels, scale or key, and colored bars or symbols

Chart checklist — check off each part:

  • Title at the top
  • All category labels included
  • Scale starts at 0 (bar chart) OR key explains symbols (pictograph)
  • Each bar/symbol count matches my frequency table
  • I used color
Phase 4 — Present: What Does My Data Say?
4 My Data Story
Observation — something I can see directly in my chart

Starter: "The data shows that…" or "_____ received the most/fewest votes…"

Inference — what I think the data might mean

Starter: "This might mean that…" or "Based on the data, I think…"

Conclusion — the answer to my original question

Starter: "Overall, the data suggests that…"

If I could do this again, I would…
Course Reflection

The most important thing I learned about data in this course is:

The hardest part of the data cycle for me was:

A question I would investigate next time:

Something I would teach a younger student about data:

Data Scientist Certificate
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Certificate of Achievement

This certifies that

has successfully completed

Data Science for Young Minds · Grade 3

and has demonstrated mastery of the full data cycle:

Observation · Questioning · Collection · Organization · Visualization · Interpretation · Critical Thinking
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Data Science for Young Minds · Grade 3 · Session 8 Project Planner · sdabagh.github.io/learn/data-science