Show your class how it all comes together. The last lesson in a unit of 15 has individuals take everything they learned in the data section to analyze the class-generated data. The pupils find a story they want to tell that appeals to them from the data and develop a visualization of the data to help tell that story. 

Concepts

data, data collection, data analysis, data representations, data display, computer science, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Go over the rubric before the class starts working on the project so the expectations are clear
• Tell pupils to display their data visualizations and have them group them by similar types

Classroom Considerations

• The performance task uses the data collected throughout the unit

Pros

• The performance task mimics one that would be on the AP Computer Science exam
• Comes with a rubric to assess the project

Cons

• None