Writing Data Stories: Integrating Data into Middle School Science

“Writing Data Stories” is an NSF-funded research project that integrates computational data analysis into middle school science classrooms. The project teaches students to construct “syncretic data stories”—multimodal projects that blend academic statistical analysis of scientific datasets with personal narrative and social reflection.

Intended Audience & Use Case: Designed for middle school science and statistics teachers, as well as educational curriculum developers. It provides ready-to-use curriculum structures that scaffold data literacy by linking data analysis directly to real-world socioscientific issues.

Available Resource Types

• WDS DataBytes (Bite-sized lesson plans & slide decks)
• WDS Data Launchpads (Scaffolded CODAP data files)
• WDS Exploration Units (Full 2-3 week curriculum modules)