Drawing Data with Kids: Cultivating Data-Literacy: A Screen-Free Journey through the Art of Visualization for Kids

by Gulrez Khan

Overview

In the world of education, innovation often arises from unconventional blends. "Drawing Data with Kids" is a testament to this fact, offering a refreshing approach to teaching data literacy. This unique initiative ingeniously marries data visualization with artistic exploration, creating an engaging learning experience that captivates young minds.

"Drawing Data with Kids" isn't merely a book; it's an adventure. With its enchanting narratives and interactive activities, it opens doors to the world of data visualization for children. Each chapter weaves a tale that's both educational and entertaining, accompanied by hands-on projects that instill essential data concepts in a fun way.

This project has the power to spark curiosity and redefine how data education is approached. By fusing art and data, it presents a fresh perspective that holds relevance in the modern world.

The future of education lies in innovation, and "Drawing Data with Kids" stands at the forefront of this movement. It's a step toward nurturing a generation of young minds who not only understand data but also embrace its beauty.

In a landscape where learning is evolving, "Drawing Data with Kids" pioneers a path that is both enlightening and inspiring.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798869074164
Publisher:	Gulrez Khan
Publication date:	12/19/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	126
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Gulrez is a Father of three beautiful kids and works as a Data Science Leader in his day job. He has almost two decades of experience under his belt and has a knack for turning boring numbers into captivating stories. When he's not busy working, you can find him passing on his skills to the next generation in the hopes of creating a world of data literate children.A strong believer in the power of data literacy, Gulrez is on a mission to improve the way people make sense of data. He's known for delivering corporate workshops that are equal parts informative and entertaining.

Editorial Reviews

★ 2024-09-04
An illustrated guide to teaching visual information to children.

The key fictional conceit of Khan’s nonfiction debut is a 10-year-old girl named Pariza, whose parents are teaching the basics of data visualization to her and her younger brother “one graph at a time.” Each of the book’s chapters contains a story in which little Pariza is exposed to some new data concept or mathematical process, followed by a “time out” in which more details are provided, concluding with a “your turn to play” segment in which young readers are encouraged to try out the skills they’ve just learned. In this fictionalized setting, the author contends with a variety of simple data-representation challenges, from the basics of making a graph to ways of breaking down such statistical data as the average rainfall in each of the United States or the number of vowels and consonants in the various state names. Gradually, the subjects grow more elaborate and more complicated, always couched in the activities of Pariza’s family. In one section, Pariza and her family members keep track of each person’s score during rounds of Scrabble; Pariza then converts those scores into a graph (“she started adding dots for her score and connected them to form a line graph”). Khan’s narrative choice to render all of this as a story with identifiable characters (including resourceful Pariza, her calm, understanding parents, and her headstrong younger brother) is a wise one; the approach will allow younger readers to learn the basics of data visualization without feeling intimidated or bored. The book’s uncredited illustrations, showing not only characters and their settings but also multicolored charts and graphs, further help to demystify what might otherwise be daunting concepts. By the end of the book, Pariza is confident and ready to take on the world, and Khan’s young readers may very well feel the same way.

A brightly inviting and effective manual for teaching data visualization to younger readers.

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