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Project Overview
In the Think Critically with Data project, your child develops the fundamental skills needed to use technology to support critical thinking, data analysis, and communication. Your child learns how to monitor thinking and be accountable for its quality. Your child learns critical thinking skills by collecting and analyzing opinion data on a complex topic. Your child can then use critical thinking skills to share data and knowledge with an audience.
Critical Thinking >
In the first module, your child learns that anyone can become a critical thinker by learning some basic skills. You help make sure your child can look at a topic from multiple points of view, evaluate information carefully, and draw logical conclusions. Your child also explores how polls collect data on people and their opinions, and chooses a complex topic for a poll.
Data Collection >
In the second module, your child learns how to collect data to supplement information from credible sources. Your child summarizes the information in an annotated bibliography and uses critical thinking skills to write poll questions and collect data from other students in personal interviews. Your child uses a spreadsheet application to create workbooks and enters data into worksheets.
Data Analysis >
In the third module, your child learns how to use formulas and functions to analyze poll data. You can help your child understand why representing data visually with charts and graphs is a good way to draw conclusions from data analysis. Your child formats worksheets, charts, and graphs before sharing data with peers.
Newsletter Publication >
In the last module, your child uses critical thinking skills to organize information and uses the narrative style of writing to tell a story about a topic. You can encourage your child to use the writing process to make the story more engaging and meaningful. Your child uses desktop publishing tools and graphic design elements to produce a visually appealing newsletter to share research, data, and conclusions with an audience.
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