New Resource — Teacher Feedback Welcome!
These data analysis activities are a new addition to VST, built from feedback from hundreds of teachers. We’re continuing to improve them and would love your ideas.
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For CER (DoK Level 3) Free-Response:
Make a Copy of Student CER Guide in a new tab. (Google Doc)
Make a Copy of CER Grading Rubric in a new tab. (Google Doc)
How to Use This Collection
The Science Data Analysis Progression includes ready-to-use, graph-based activities designed to support whole-class discussion and independent student practice.
Each graph begins with a Gradual Graph Reveal, intended for teacher-led, whole-class exploration and discussion. Students observe how information is revealed step by step and make predictions before seeing the full data.
After the graph reveal, each accordion section includes three Depth of Knowledge (DoK) activities:
DoK 1 – Auto-graded multiple-choice questions focused on reading values and identifying information directly from the graph
DoK 2 – Auto-graded multiple-choice questions focused on identifying patterns, trends, and relationships in the data
DoK 3 (CER) – A free-response Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning task where students use data from the graph to construct a scientific explanation
Select any activity to open it in a new tab. From the student-facing page, you can copy the page URL or use the Embed button in the bottom-left corner to add the activity directly to your LMS. A student CER guide and a grading rubric are provided above.
What is DoK?
Depth of Knowledge (DoK) describes the level of thinking required for a task, progressing from basic graph reading (DoK 1), to analyzing patterns and relationships (DoK 2), to written scientific reasoning using evidence from data (DoK 3).
Speed of Sound in Different Temperatures of Water
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Speed of Sound in Different Materials
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Food Production
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Methane Concentration in the Atmosphere
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Black Carbon Emissions
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Water Used by Common Household Activities (Per Use)
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Antarctica and Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Balance
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Moose and Wolf Population
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Relative Sea Level Change at Sewells Point, Virginia
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