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YDSQ Bootcamp: Week 2
YDSQ Bootcamp: Week 2
Week 2 is all about understanding how data is connected to our personal lives! Read on to learn how you can use data to have a positive influence on the world by telling clear and impactful stories.
Lesson: Dear Data
Lesson: Dear Data
Hey teachers! Check out this facilitator guide before you walk through this lesson with your students. There is no set up required this week for the activity.
YDSQ Bootcamp Week 2: Facilitator Guide
If you are a student going through the lesson on your own, you can follow along with the steps below!
Part 1: Introduction to Dear Data
Getting Started
The Data Science Lifecycle all starts with exploring something that you’re interested in: a hobby, a goal, a cause, a community, etc.
Dear Data is an activity to help you practice this important step!
Part 2: Introducing Word Clouds
A Word Cloud is an artistic way of showing textual data. You may have seen these on websites, videos, or even gifts such as mugs!
Example: Evan's Messenger Word Cloud
Here is a Word Cloud Evan has created from one of his group chats on Facebook Messenger (from the past 3 months)
Notice & Wonder...
How do you interpret this visual? (Why do you think the words are different sizes?)
What do you notice in this visual?
What does this tell you about Evan? About Evan's group of friends?
Part 3: Demo
Example: Data Source: “Subtle Asian Traits”
To celebrate AAPI culture, we are going to visualize data from the popular Facebook group “Subtle Asian Traits”. A few fun facts about this group...
It was created by 9 high school seniors from Australia
It's popular for sharing relatable stories, memes, food, etc.
This data can be enjoyable for students of all backgrounds to celebrate / appreciate!
Part 4: Your Turn!
You get to make your own word cloud! But where do you start?
First, identify something you’re curious about. Some examples could be:
What you and your friends like to talk about
What your favorite artists like to sing about (ex. Taylor Swift lyrics)
Comparing media sources (ex. Buzzfeed vs. New York Times)
Then, collect textual data from these data sources. The easiest way to collect this data is to copy/paste any text into a word document before you import it to the website. See Evan's "Demo Data" for an example of how your data collection may look.
Important: Do not share private or sensitive data, and please keep it appropriate! In case you come across words that are sensitive, you should remove them before visualizing.
Finally, create your own Word Cloud using wordart.com. Instructions with screenshots below:
1. Click "Import"
2. Input textual data
3. Click "visualize"
Part 5: Show and Tell
Let’s see what you've created!
Get a shareable link for your Word Cloud:
At the top of your screen click “Share”
Then click “Link”
If you would like to share with YDSL, submit your Word Cloud link here:
Discuss these Reflection Questions with your classmates...
Data Visualization & Storytelling Questions (for Students):
What do you like or dislike about Word Clouds?
What type of data do you think Word Clouds can (or can’t visualize)?
Compared with other methods (ex. histogram), what are Word Clouds good at? What could they be better at?
Can you think of any other ways to visualize data that you want to try?
Data, Society, and Ethics Questions (for Students):
What are some positive uses for this type of data?
What are some potential negative uses?
Part 6: Summary and Connections to Society
Visualizing data (ex. Word Clouds) helps us better understand the world / our connections to our communities
Data is inherently human and can be artistic and creative
Context matters (ex. Evan’s Messenger Word Cloud might look very different for another group chat)
Search Engines / Content Recommenders use this principle (word frequency + context)
Here is a word cloud of topics that matter to us, the YDSL team!
Lab: Asking Questions
Lab: Asking Questions
Work in groups or individually to work through the lab below!
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1BPPlvOH1WSDXhvXPgEumvyZQUPDCtwFw?usp=sharing
Data Games Prep: Topic Impact & Accessibility
Data Games Prep: Topic Impact & Accessibility
As a group, think about the three topics you decided on from Week 1's Data Games Prep:
If you were going to make a word cloud about each topic, where would you look for that data? Come up with a list of potential data sources (i.e. Messenger chat history, song lyrics, online data sets, etc.)
Write down any data sources you find for each topic.
Send them to your mentors and ask them if they have any other suggestions for you!
Think about the impact each of your topics could have on your life, your community, or the world!
Data Science and Creativity go hand in hand. What kind of story could you tell about your topics (whether it be through numbers, stories, or even art!)?
Send these ideas to your mentors as well! You never know what other suggestions they might have for you.
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