Day 15 - Data Project - Day 2 and Unit Review
Day 15: Data Project - Day 2 and Unit Review
Learning Objectives
- All unit objectives (DAT-1.A through DAT-2.E)
Essential Questions
- How can we effectively communicate insights from data?
- What have we learned about data representation, processing, and analysis?
- How do data concepts connect to other areas of computer science?
Materials Needed
- Presentation equipment
- Peer feedback forms
- Unit review materials
- Unit quiz
- Project submission guidelines
Vocabulary
- All unit vocabulary
Procedure (50 minutes)
Opening (5 minutes)
- Review and Set Goals (5 minutes)
- Review project requirements and presentation expectations
- Set timeline for the class period:
- 15 minutes to complete projects
- 15 minutes for presentations
- 15 minutes for unit review and quiz
Main Activities (35 minutes)
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Complete Data Analysis Projects (15 minutes)
- Teams finalize their data analysis:
- Complete any remaining processing
- Refine visualizations
- Formulate conclusions based on findings
- Prepare brief presentations (2-3 minutes per team)
- Teacher circulates to provide assistance and feedback
- Teams finalize their data analysis:
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Team Presentations (15 minutes)
- Each team presents their data analysis project:
- Introduce the dataset and research questions
- Explain their analysis approach
- Share key visualizations and findings
- Discuss challenges encountered and how they were addressed
- Present conclusions and implications
- Brief Q&A after each presentation
- Peers complete feedback forms
- Each team presents their data analysis project:
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Unit Review and Synthesis (5 minutes)
- Comprehensive review of key unit concepts:
- Binary representation of data (DAT-1.A, DAT-1.B, DAT-1.C)
- Data compression (DAT-1.D)
- Extracting information from data (DAT-2.A)
- Using programs with data (DAT-2.B, DAT-2.C, DAT-2.D)
- Data insights and implications (DAT-2.E)
- Address any questions or misconceptions
- Make connections between different topics in the unit
- Comprehensive review of key unit concepts:
Closing (10 minutes)
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Unit Quiz (7 minutes)
- Students complete a brief quiz covering all learning objectives
- Quiz includes multiple-choice and short-answer questions
- Questions align with AP exam format
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Unit Reflection and Preview (3 minutes)
- Students reflect on what they learned in the unit
- Preview the next unit in the AP CSP curriculum
- Discuss how data concepts will apply in future units
Assessment
- Final Project: Quality of analysis, visualizations, insights, and presentation
- Peer Feedback: Thoughtfulness and constructiveness of feedback
- Unit Quiz: Accuracy of answers demonstrating understanding of unit concepts
Differentiation
For Advanced Students
- Encourage them to make connections between data concepts and other AP CSP big ideas
- Ask them to identify potential extensions of their data analysis
- Challenge them with more complex quiz questions
For Struggling Students
- Provide additional guidance for project completion
- Offer a study guide with key concepts for the quiz
- Allow additional time for quiz completion if needed
Homework/Extension
- Write a reflection on the data analysis process and lessons learned
- Research how the data concepts apply in a field of interest
- Explore additional questions with the dataset used for the project
Teacher Notes
- Ensure all teams have equal presentation time
- Collect project materials for assessment
- Use quiz results to identify concepts that may need reinforcement
- Celebrate student achievements and growth throughout the unit
- Consider saving exemplary projects as examples for future classes
- Make connections between the Data unit and upcoming units in the course
- Emphasize how data concepts appear on the AP exam