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Synthesis and Conclusions:

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Data Mapping with our Data for all Grade Levels

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  @DataClassroom

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DataClassroom is a web-app to teach data skills in grades 6-12

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…but first some backstory 

DataClassroom is a web-app to teach data skills in grades 6-12

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*side note: I go all in on working with water quality data in the classroom

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https://about.dataclassroom.com/ready-to-teach/macroinvertebrate

Resource developed with Henrico County teachers

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Data mapping is a foundational data science skill that unlocks the power of data

Outline:

  • Introduce Data Mapping
  • Introduce data stories from the James River
  • Show how data mapping facilitates data exploration

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Data mapping is a foundational data science skill that unlocks the power of data

Data Mapping:

Matching data fields from a source, or sources, to their related observations in another destination

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The goal is to make data more structured, cohesive, and accessible for drawing conclusions.

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https://thejamesriver.org/stateofthejames/

Data Mapping:

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  • Example with resource from James River Association and DataClassroom

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  • Focus on change over time graphs

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https://about.dataclassroom.com/blog/keep-your-data-tidy

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Tidy data provides a framework for data mapping

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https://thejamesriver.org/stateofthejames/

State of the James 2021

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  • 17 data stories in visualizations

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https://thejamesriver.org/stateofthejames/

State of the James 2021

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  • 17 data stories in visualizations

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  • Let’s Explore

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https://thejamesriver.org/stateofthejames/

Structure of these data sets

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  • 2 variables
  • Year (numeric) + Some measure of water quality

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Let’s play with some data

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DataClassroom.com

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Reach me at: aaron@dataclassroom.com

 

DataClassroom is a web-app to help schools teach data skills in grades 6-12

@DataClassroom

@mr_reedy

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