Fourth graders discover that turning a question into an answer takes a clear set of steps, from collecting data to showing it in a chart, and put those steps in order.
Students will be able to…
You want to know the favorite fruit in your class, so you cannot just guess, you have to gather and show the data. What are the steps that turn a question into an answer?
Project this and put the steps of a data project in order — tap each one from asking a question to reading the chart.
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You want to know the favorite fruit in your class. You cannot just guess, you have to gather and show the data. What are the steps that turn a question into a clear answer?
Students put the data steps in order.
Students apply the steps to a question.
Students plan a small data project.
Students reflect on the steps.
Aligned to the CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and ISTE Standards for Students.
Collect data and store it so it can be used and shared.
Organize and present data visually to highlight relationships.
Use data to answer a question or support a claim.
Computational Thinker: collect data and use it to answer a question.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students write a question, plan how to collect the data, and sketch the chart they would make, so the whole data process becomes real. A printable data-project worksheet is in the Computer Science library.
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