Tag Archives: data visualization

Why do we need data visualizations?

So Poppy Datavore has been missing for a while. But she successfully reappeared today and promised to keep up with activities and tutorials as a New Year’s resolution. So to celebrate her return let’s talk about why we need data visualization. If you need a refresher you can watch our video about What is DataContinue reading “Why do we need data visualizations?”

Use Easter Eggs from the Easter Egg Hunt to Build a Bar Chart

I bet you had a ton of eggs in your Easter basket! They are all different colors and can be a great tool to learn about data and create a chart! How about you sort all the eggs you collected during your local Easter egg hunt by color. See how many eggs you have fromContinue reading “Use Easter Eggs from the Easter Egg Hunt to Build a Bar Chart”

Pie Charts and Fractions – A Fun Way to Learn Math!

Pie charts are a great way to show how different parts make up a whole. They’re often used to show data, like how much of something there is or how it’s divided up. We have short video explaining pie charts. Today, we’re going to learn about fractions and how they can be used to createContinue reading “Pie Charts and Fractions – A Fun Way to Learn Math!”

Bar Chart Exercise – Ice Cream Sales

Let’s practice making a bar chart. Your family owns an ice cream truck business. After the first week of opening your business again for the summer you want to understand how many ice creams you are selling each day of the week. This will help you understand how people buy ice cream at the beginngContinue reading “Bar Chart Exercise – Ice Cream Sales”

Data for Kids – The Pie Chart

Let’s learn about pie chart Pie charts look like… pies…. or pizzas. They are circles and show data (our facts and numbers) as part of this circle. The different size of each part is equal to the value of our facts and numbers. Pie charts are very popular and are used often in presentations. We have severalContinue reading “Data for Kids – The Pie Chart”

Data for Kids – The Line Chart

Let’s learn about the line chart A line chart or a line graph shows data, (our facts and numbers), with a line.  Line charts are most often used to show trends. Trend data shows us how certain numbers have changed over time. For example during a day, within a week, a month, a year.  We canContinue reading “Data for Kids – The Line Chart”

Data for Kids – The Bar Chart

Let’s learn about the bar chart A bar chart or a bar graph shows data (our facts and numbers) with rectangular bars.  Bars heights or lengths are equal to the facts and numbers that they show.  Bar charts can be designed vertically or horizontally.  A vertical bar chart is sometimes called a column chart. CheckContinue reading “Data for Kids – The Bar Chart”

Weather Charts – Let’s draw data – What is the weather like

In this excercise we will create two charts about the weather without using a computer. We will use a graphing paper, pencils and markers. Graphing paper is great for drawing data. It is devided by horizontal and vertical lines to create little squares across the pages. You can use these squares to measure your labelsContinue reading “Weather Charts – Let’s draw data – What is the weather like”

The Solar System – Inforgraphic for Kids

Space is fascinating! While we should love and protect our own planet Earth, it is important to know about other planets in our Solar System. We should know about our biggest star the Sun and how space science can help and improve lives here on Earth. In this excercise we will create a Solar SystemContinue reading “The Solar System – Inforgraphic for Kids”