Highlighting Data Literacy

Teaching data literacy should not be intimidating or challenging. Rather, we want to help you integrate data skills into your program in approachable ways and teach children to use age-appropriate skills to ask questions and interpret data.

Communicating Data with the Data Jam activity from Data to the Rescue

Learn how to help youth share their learning through a Data Jam.

Asking Questions with the Questionland activity from Data to the Rescue

Learn how to help youth ask questions of the data they are investigating.

Exploring and Interpreting data with Penguins of Palmer activity from Data to the Rescue

Learn how to use CODAP to develop graphing and analytical skills.

Exploring Numeracy with Diving into Data activity from Data to the Rescue

Learn how to spark curiosity about the role of data in real-world problem-solving. 

Orienting to Data with Diving into Data activity from Data to the Rescue

Learn how to help youth visualize and interpret data through hands-on learning.

Building a Team with socio-emotional learning activities from Data to the Rescue

Learn how to help youth regulate their emotions and communicate their feelings as they learn something new.

Interested in ways to make data literacy fun and engaging?

Explore these resources on cultivating data literacy skills with youth.

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