DATA SCIENTIST: FOLLOWING THE PATTERNS
LESSON PLAN OVERVIEW Career: A data scientist studies large amounts of information to look for trends and common elements to use to make decisions. Data science is also referred to as data mining and big data. Lesson: This lesson plan provides activities for students to learn about a data scientist and how they study information to look for patterns and similarities. Students will analyze pictures of different animals, insects, and reptiles and identify similarities. Students will then learn about patterns by putting different colors and shapes in the correct order and identifying colors and shapes that do not belong in the pattern. Grade Level: Elementary Grades Learning Objectives: 〉 〉 〉
Students will be introduced to the career of a data scientist and how they study information to look for patterns and similarities. Students will analyze pictures of different animals, insects, and reptiles and identify similarities to group like items together. Students will then learn about patterns by putting different colors and shapes in the correct order and identifying colors and shapes that do not belong in that pattern.
Materials Needed: Activity #1: Identifying Similarities 〉
Student worksheet
Activity #2: Finding Patterns 〉 〉 〉
Student worksheet Shapes cutout sheet Optional: use multi-colored candy (like M&M’s or Skittles) instead of the shapes cutout sheet, or combine both
TABLE OF CONTENTS Lesson Plan Overview ............. 1 Teacher Guide ......................... 2 Lesson Instructions ...................2 Class Message & Video ..............2 Class Discussion Questions ........3 Activities Overview ...................3 Career Insight ......................... 8 Standards Alignments ............. 9 Educator Rubric ..................... 10 Activity #1: Identifying Similarities ............................ 11 Instructions ........................... 11 Handouts............................... 11 Activity #2: Finding Patterns . 13 Instructions ........................... 13 Handouts............................... 13
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