Dear Data Day 1

Ms. Cohen collected data for a week on how many times she had to remind students to put their phones away.  She created the following visualization:

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In one sentence, what does this visualization communicate?

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Which was the worst day in terms of Ms. Cohen telling students to put away their phones?

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How many phones did Ms. Cohen take on Tuesday?

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Was there a lot of variability in terms of what students were doing on their phones? How do you know?

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What is the most surprising thing about the data to you?

Marcy and Maria are both going to make data postcards.  
Marcy wants to collect data about how many stairs she goes up and down.  
Maria wants to collect data about how happy/sad she is throughout the day.

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Whose postcard would be most interesting to look at? Why do you think that?

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Both people will have challenges collecting their data. What challenges will Marcy have? What challenges will Marie have?

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Ms. Cohen collected data for a week on how many times she had to remind students to put their phones away. She created the following visualization:

In one sentence, what does this visualization communicate?

Which was the worst day in terms of Ms. Cohen telling students to put away their phones?

How many phones did Ms. Cohen take on Tuesday?

Was there a lot of variability in terms of what students were doing on their phones? How do you know?

What is the most surprising thing about the data to you?

Marcy and Maria are both going to make data postcards.

Marcy wants to collect data about how many stairs she goes up and down.

Maria wants to collect data about how happy/sad she is throughout the day.

Whose postcard would be most interesting to look at? Why do you think that?

Both people will have challenges collecting their data. What challenges will Marcy have? What challenges will Marie have?

What data would you like to gather to make your own postcard? Come up with at least 3 ideas and give pros/cons for each.