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Learning objective
Collecting & Visualising Data
Data Handling
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Welcome to Data Handling! In this strand, you will learn how to collect, organize, visualize, and analyze information using pictograms, branching databases, charts, and digital logging tools to answer real-world questions.
Sorting & Pictograms
Sorting objects by attributes and creating pictograms.
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Data is information we collect! By grouping items with shared attributes and drawing pictograms, we can visually compare amounts quickly.
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Item | Amount | |
| 2 | Apples | 5 | |
| 3 | Bananas | 3 | |
| 4 | Carrots | 2 | |
| 5 | Total | =SUM(B2:B4) |
Try it yourself
Sort & Picture!
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Sort physical or digital items by one property (e.g. colour).
Developing
Count items in groups and place them in row lists.
Secure (Goal)
Construct a simple digital pictogram where 1 picture = 1 item.
Mastery
Interpret pictograms to answer 'which has the most/least?'. Typing: 5 WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Sorting & Pictograms includes:
- Core Deliverable: Sort & Picture!
- Target Quality: Construct a simple digital pictogram where 1 picture = 1 item.
- Excellence & Polish: Interpret pictograms to answer 'which has the most/least?'. Typing: 5 WPM.
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When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: See, Think, Wonder
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Sort physical or digital items by one property (e.g. colour).
- Developing: Count items in groups and place them in row lists.
- Secure: Construct a simple digital pictogram where 1 picture = 1 item.
- Mastering: Interpret pictograms to answer 'which has the most/least?'. Typing: 5 WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: MAT.01.C.1.4
Outcome: DH-O-01 — Sorting objects by attributes and creating pictograms.
PYP: Form · Organizing objects helps us make sense of our world.
Learner profile: Inquirer
Competency tags
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Accessibility alternative:
Teacher override: allow
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Level 2: Branching Databases
Complete the previous learning check to unlock this next level.
Branching Databases
Binary classification and yes/no branching keys.
Learning objective
Learning About: Binary Keys. Learning To: Build decision trees. Learning To Be: Thinker.
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Branching databases divide items using clear yes/no questions. Each question splits the group into two smaller paths until every item is uniquely identified!
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Item | Amount | |
| 2 | Apples | 5 | |
| 3 | Bananas | 3 | |
| 4 | Carrots | 2 | |
| 5 | Total | =SUM(B2:B4) |
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Data Visualization Chart
Try it yourself
Build a Decision Tree!
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Answer simple yes/no questions about an object's properties.
Developing
Follow a printed branching database key to identify an item.
Secure (Goal)
Create a 3-level branching database using binary (yes/no) questions.
Mastery
Test a branching key to ensure every item reaches a unique destination. Typing: 10 WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Branching Databases includes:
- Core Deliverable: Build a Decision Tree!
- Target Quality: Create a 3-level branching database using binary (yes/no) questions.
- Excellence & Polish: Test a branching key to ensure every item reaches a unique destination. Typing: 10 WPM.
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Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: Zoom In
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Answer simple yes/no questions about an object's properties.
- Developing: Follow a printed branching database key to identify an item.
- Secure: Create a 3-level branching database using binary (yes/no) questions.
- Mastering: Test a branching key to ensure every item reaches a unique destination. Typing: 10 WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: MAT.02.C.1.4
Outcome: DH-O-02 — Binary classification and yes/no branching keys.
PYP: Function · Classification systems help us organize and identify living things and objects.
Learner profile: Thinker
Competency tags
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Teacher override: allow
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Level 3: Bar Charts & Tables
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Bar Charts & Tables
Collecting data via tally charts and generating bar charts.
Learning objective
Learning About: Data Visualization. Learning To: Plot bar charts. Learning To Be: Knowledgeable.
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Bar charts turn rows of numbers into visual towers! Placing categories on the horizontal X-axis and quantities on the vertical Y-axis lets you compare results at a glance.
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Item | Amount | |
| 2 | Apples | 5 | |
| 3 | Bananas | 3 | |
| 4 | Carrots | 2 | |
| 5 | Total | =SUM(B2:B4) |
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Data Visualization Chart
Try it yourself
Tally & Chart!
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Record tally marks in groups of 5 on a frequency table.
Developing
Input numerical data into a digital table with labeled headers.
Secure (Goal)
Generate a digital bar chart with custom title and labeled X/Y axes.
Mastery
Interpret bar chart scales (e.g. intervals of 2, 5, 10) to compare data points. Typing: 15 WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Bar Charts & Tables includes:
- Core Deliverable: Tally & Chart!
- Target Quality: Generate a digital bar chart with custom title and labeled X/Y axes.
- Excellence & Polish: Interpret bar chart scales (e.g. intervals of 2, 5, 10) to compare data points. Typing: 15 WPM.
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Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: Think, Puzzle, Explore
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Record tally marks in groups of 5 on a frequency table.
- Developing: Input numerical data into a digital table with labeled headers.
- Secure: Generate a digital bar chart with custom title and labeled X/Y axes.
- Mastering: Interpret bar chart scales (e.g. intervals of 2, 5, 10) to compare data points. Typing: 15 WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: CM.02.B.1.1
Outcome: DH-O-03 — Collecting data via tally charts and generating bar charts.
PYP: Connection · Visualizing numerical data reveals trends and patterns clearly.
Learner profile: Knowledgeable
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative:
Teacher override: allow
Locked level
Level 4: Line Graphs & Data Loggers
Complete the previous learning check to unlock this next level.
Line Graphs & Data Loggers
Time-series continuous data and data logging sensors.
Learning objective
Learning About: Continuous Data. Learning To: Plot line graphs. Learning To Be: Inquirer.
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Unlike bar charts for discrete categories, line graphs show continuous change over time! Data loggers automatically record temperature, light, or sound levels every minute.
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Item | Amount | |
| 2 | Apples | 5 | |
| 3 | Bananas | 3 | |
| 4 | Carrots | 2 | |
| 5 | Total | =SUM(B2:B4) |
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Data Visualization Chart
Try it yourself
Log & Graph Over Time!
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Identify that line graphs show how data changes over time.
Developing
Connect temperature or light sensors to a digital data logger.
Secure (Goal)
Record continuous readings over time and plot a digital line graph.
Mastery
Identify peaks, troughs, and rates of change on a time-series graph. Typing: 20 WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Line Graphs & Data Loggers includes:
- Core Deliverable: Log & Graph Over Time!
- Target Quality: Record continuous readings over time and plot a digital line graph.
- Excellence & Polish: Identify peaks, troughs, and rates of change on a time-series graph. Typing: 20 WPM.
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Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: See, Think, Wonder
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Identify that line graphs show how data changes over time.
- Developing: Connect temperature or light sensors to a digital data logger.
- Secure: Record continuous readings over time and plot a digital line graph.
- Mastering: Identify peaks, troughs, and rates of change on a time-series graph. Typing: 20 WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: CM.03.B.1.3
Outcome: DH-O-04 — Time-series continuous data and data logging sensors.
PYP: Change · Environmental sensors allow continuous monitoring of physical change.
Learner profile: Inquirer
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative:
Teacher override: allow
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Level 5: Flat-File Databases
Complete the previous learning check to unlock this next level.
Flat-File Databases
Database fields, records, searching, and sorting.
Learning objective
Learning About: Structured Records. Learning To: Query databases. Learning To Be: Open-minded.
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A database is an organized collection of records! Each row is one full Record (e.g. a planet) and each column is a specific Field (e.g. Diameter or Moons).
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Item | Amount | |
| 2 | Apples | 5 | |
| 3 | Bananas | 3 | |
| 4 | Carrots | 2 | |
| 5 | Total | =SUM(B2:B4) |
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Data Visualization Chart
Try it yourself
Search & Filter Records!
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Distinguish between a database 'field' (column) and 'record' (row).
Developing
Enter new records into an existing flat-file database schema.
Secure (Goal)
Sort records alphabetically or numerically and perform single-field searches.
Mastery
Apply multi-criteria search filters (AND/OR) to extract targeted subsets. Typing: 25 WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Flat-File Databases includes:
- Core Deliverable: Search & Filter Records!
- Target Quality: Sort records alphabetically or numerically and perform single-field searches.
- Excellence & Polish: Apply multi-criteria search filters (AND/OR) to extract targeted subsets. Typing: 25 WPM.
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Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: I used to think...
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Distinguish between a database 'field' (column) and 'record' (row).
- Developing: Enter new records into an existing flat-file database schema.
- Secure: Sort records alphabetically or numerically and perform single-field searches.
- Mastering: Apply multi-criteria search filters (AND/OR) to extract targeted subsets. Typing: 25 WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: CM.03.B.1.3
Outcome: DH-O-05 — Database fields, records, searching, and sorting.
PYP: Responsibility · Structured databases enable efficient searching, filtering, and analysis of complex records.
Learner profile: Open-minded
Competency tags
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Accessibility alternative:
Teacher override: allow
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Level 6: Analytics & Dashboards
Complete the previous learning check to unlock this next level.
Analytics & Dashboards
Data cleaning, analysis, infographics, and evaluating data bias.
Learning objective
Learning About: Data Analytics. Learning To: Synthesize infographics. Learning To Be: Reflective.
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Learn
Big data analytics transforms raw survey and sensor data into actionable insights! By cleaning data, building interactive dashboards, and recognizing collection bias, we make informed, ethical decisions.
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Item | Amount | |
| 2 | Apples | 5 | |
| 3 | Bananas | 3 | |
| 4 | Carrots | 2 | |
| 5 | Total | =SUM(B2:B4) |
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Data Visualization Chart
Try it yourself
Build an Analytics Dashboard!
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Clean dirty data by detecting missing values or duplicate entries.
Developing
Synthesize multiple charts into a cohesive single-page dashboard.
Secure (Goal)
Create a digital infographic communicating key findings to an audience.
Mastery
Critically evaluate dataset sampling bias and ethical implications of data collection. Typing: 30+ WPM.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Analytics & Dashboards includes:
- Core Deliverable: Build an Analytics Dashboard!
- Target Quality: Create a digital infographic communicating key findings to an audience.
- Excellence & Polish: Critically evaluate dataset sampling bias and ethical implications of data collection. Typing: 30+ WPM.
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Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: Step Inside
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Clean dirty data by detecting missing values or duplicate entries.
- Developing: Synthesize multiple charts into a cohesive single-page dashboard.
- Secure: Create a digital infographic communicating key findings to an audience.
- Mastering: Critically evaluate dataset sampling bias and ethical implications of data collection. Typing: 30+ WPM.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: MAT.03.E.1.6
Outcome: DH-O-06 — Data cleaning, analysis, infographics, and evaluating data bias.
PYP: Reflection · Data analytics informs decision-making but requires critical evaluation for accuracy and bias.
Learner profile: Reflective
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative:
Teacher override: allow