Social+Sciences+Saturday

Facilitated by John Lee = **Application of PBI by Content Area: Social Sciences** = **PBI Compelling Question**: What are the benefits of displaying economic and social data in visual forms?

** Learning Outcomes for this PBI**
 * Social Science Objective – Analyze economic and social conditions in various places around the world.
 * Pedagogical Objective – Create resources for visualizing social science information using technology tools.

**Tools Used for this PBI**
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**I. Access Many Eyes at** []

**II. View at least one visualization on Many Eyes and describe how the data has been presented. Consider the implications of this data presentation with regard to the messages being communicated. For example, [|this visualization] (also below) of cumulative CO2 emissions from countries around the world suggests that more developed economies (defined as G20 countries) have produced more CO2. One message emerging from this visualization is that developed countries are mostly responsible for increased levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.**

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**III. Locate a data set listed among the collection of data sets available on many Eyes (at []). Examine the data and visualize it using the various tools available on the Many Eyes site including,**

**IV. Create a visualization by uploading a data set. The process for uploading data ad creating visualizations is available online at []. You can use one of your own data set or one of the sets available on the Many Eyes website. You will have to register on the Many Eyes site at []**