1. bestpowerpointtemplates.com Points of View – Telling a Story with Data Exploring Computer Science – Lesson 1-5

2. Objectives The students will be able to: Explain how different views of data can tell a different story. Recognize that data is an incomplete record of reality. Describe the limits of measurement (what can and can’t be captured in data).

3. Journal Entry (10 minutes) What do you think about when you hear the word data? Where can it be found? Where does it come from?

4. Room Activity Follow the instructions for your group –Have one person record the answers to the 5 questions.

5. Room Activity Talk with the another group and answer the following questions: Do you think different representations can tell different stories? What do you think came first (the drawing of the room or the list?) 4how many electronics can you find please type out a list. what type of person is he/she? Add these answers to your sheet. Put the names of everyone in your group on it and turn it in before you leave today.

6. Data Chart Data Journal Download the “Data Journal” Start keeping the Data Journal now. You will need that data in the beginning of Unit 2. Try and log some data each day until you fill up the table.