Session 7 Family Guide

Data Science for Young Minds — Tips for families facilitating Session 7: What Did We Find Out?

Overview

Look at your pictograph and answer questions. Learn to read your own data and tell others what you found.

Facilitating Each Lesson

Lesson 1: Asking Questions About Data

Tip: Your pictograph answers questions! Learn to ask: 'Which has the most? The fewest? How many more?' Take time to let your child explore and share their thoughts.

Try asking: "What do you think about asking questions that data can answer?"

Lesson 2: Finding the Answer in the Data

Tip: Practice pointing to your pictograph and answering questions. The answer is right there in the stickers! Take time to let your child explore and share their thoughts.

Try asking: "What do you think about finding answers by reading pictographs?"

Lesson 3: Saying What You Found

Tip: Practice the sentence: 'We found out that...' Tell others what your data shows using clear words. Take time to let your child explore and share their thoughts.

Try asking: "What do you think about using 'we found out that...' to communicate results?"

Lesson 4: Presenting to Someone

Tip: Present your pictograph to a family member. Explain what you asked, what you found, and what it means. Take time to let your child explore and share their thoughts.

Try asking: "What do you think about presenting data findings to an audience?"

Conversation Starters

"What did you learn about asking questions that data can answer?"
"What did you learn about finding answers by reading pictographs?"
"What did you learn about using 'we found out that...' to communicate results?"
"What did you learn about presenting data findings to an audience?"