Resource Overview
As individuals and in small groups, students critically examine graphic data about U.S. health, environment, and the economy and then conduct research to get a more complete picture of trends in these three areas.
Students will be able to:
- Critically examine graphic data and make educated guesses about potential causes behind the data.
- Develop questions in order to improve data literacy and to guide research about American trends in health, environment, and the economy.
- Find reputable data from multiple sources to research a topic and then synthesize information to create a bullet point summary.
Features of This Resource
- Opportunity for authentic learning with real-world data
- Curated set of graphs and data charts provided
- Ready-to-use lesson that is great for data literacy
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