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Data Literacy 101 Articles

 NSTA’s Science Scope, Interdisciplinary Ideas

Kristin is one of two co-authors of the bi-monthly Interdisciplinary Ideas column for NSTA’s Science Scope journal. The articles to date cover a range of data literacy related topics. Check them out…

Communicating With Data Around Phenomena

July/August 2024. Communicating With Data Around Phenomena (Data Literacy 101) Science Scope 47(4), 8-13.

Discover Student Thinking While Analyzing Data...and Having Fun!

January/February 2024. Discover Student Thinking While Analyzing Data...and Having Fun! (Data Literacy 101) Science Scope 47(1), 6-9.

What, Graphing Can Be Fun and Engaging This Year?!

July/August 2023. What, Graphing Can Be Fun and Engaging This Year?! (Data Literacy 101) Science Scope 46(6), 30–34.

Why Should We All Embrace Statistical Thinking?

January/February 2023. Why Should We All Embrace Statistical Thinking? (Data Literacy 101) Science Scope 46(3): 10-15.

How Can We Help Students See Patterns in Data?

July/August 2022. How Can We Help Students See Patterns in Data? (Data Literacy 101) Science Scope 45(6): 8-13.

Why is Variability Worth the Teaching Challenge?

January/February 2022. Why is Variability Worth the Teaching Challenge? (Data Literacy 101) Science Scope 45(3): 8-13.

How Can We Use and Interact with Graphs Better?

July/August 2021. How Can We Use and Interact With Graphs Better? (Data Literacy 101) Science Scope 44(6): 8-14.

How Can We Better Move from Data to Meaning? Get Data Ready to Use!

January/February 2021. How Can We Better Move From Data to Meaning? Get Data Ready to Use! (Data Literacy 101) Science Scope 44(3): 14-19.

What Can We Actually Claim from Our Data?

February 2020. Data Literacy 101: What can we actually claim from our data? Science Scope 43(6): 20-26.

What Do We Really Mean By "Data"?

September 2019. Data Literacy 101: What do we really mean by “data”? Science Scope 43(2): 18-22.

How Can We Help Get Data into Students' Science Explanations?

April/May 2019. Data Literacy 101: How can we help get data into students’ science explanations? Science Scope 42(8): 28-32.

Which Is the Best Graph to Use?

January 2019. Data Literacy 101: Which is the Best Graph to Use? Science Scope 42(5): 26-31.

How Do We Set Up Graphs in Science?

September 2018. Data Literacy 101: How Do We Set Up Graphs in Science? Science Scope 42(2): 78-82.