Abstract
The Data Bricks Space Mission is a prototype activity based on data physicalization for teaching kids about data. The design of the activity is based on a literature review and interviews with elementary school teachers, and targets kids aged 10-12. Using Lego bricks and a fictional space adventure story, teachers can use the Data Bricks Space Mission activity to empower kids to produce data, communicate their findings, and gain a better understanding of the relationship between data and the world around them.
Citation
Data Bricks Space Mission: Teaching Kids about Data with Physicalization
Vis for Social Good, a workshop co-located with IEEE VIS, 2022.
Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank the educators who gave their time and input for this project, as well as the anonymous reviewers for their feedback. This work is partially funded by the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.