Data storytelling
Communicating evidence with integrity
How do we turn messy data into a story people understand — without hiding spread or uncertainty?
Technology inquiry
Data storytelling
Communicating evidence with integrity
Digital Technologies · Designing digital outcomes
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How do we turn messy data into a story people understand — without hiding spread or uncertainty?
First step
Choose one audience (class, whānau, council); draft a chart showing range and median, not just the highlight.
What you will show
Published data story with explicit uncertainty, source citation, and one honest limitation.
Local place context
Who is your audience — class, whānau, or community group — for the data story?
Digital Technologies · Designing digital outcomes
First step
Choose one audience (class, whānau, council); draft a chart showing range and median, not just the highlight.
Expected outcome
Published data story with explicit uncertainty, source citation, and one honest limitation.
You will turn one of your inquiry datasets into an infographic that an audience outside your classroom can understand at a glance. Which design choices help — and which mislead — when communicating evidence visually. Draft layouts, audience feedback, and a final infographic with explicit uncertainty.
Five ways you could investigate
Pick one to start — or write your own question. The AI mentor supports you gently inside your investigation.
Idea 1
Audience needs analysis
What does your audience need to know first — and what can wait?
Start with this question →Idea 2
Uncertainty honest chart
How do you show spread without hiding the pattern?
Start with this question →Idea 3
Before/after narrative
What changed after your intervention — with fair comparison?
Start with this question →Idea 4
Outlier investigation
Which outlier taught you most — and is it in or out?
Start with this question →Idea 5
Ethical framing
What consequence matters if your headline is wrong?
Start with this question →
Five things you could build
Fabrication ideas linked to makerspace tools — 3D print, laser cut, Arduino, data products, and more.
Build 1
Environmental infographic
One-page visual story from your strongest dataset.
Open in outcome selector →Build 2
Community science poster
Poster for hallway or whānau evening.
Open in outcome selector →Build 3
Slide deck
Five slides: question, method, data, claim, next step.
Open in outcome selector →Build 4
Interactive dashboard mock-up
Sketch filters classmates could use.
Open in outcome selector →Build 5
Vinyl headline strip
Bold vinyl title for a physical display board.
Open in outcome selector →
AI mentor (inside your investigation)
No separate mentor page — support appears in your investigation workspace. It starts gentle: short prompts about your research context, data, and analysis. You or your teacher can turn assistance off for unassisted work, or request more help when you need it. It also guides fabrication choices tied to your evidence.