Introductions all around In class activity A: whole class conversation (5 minutes) * what are different ways you can convey data? * how do you use a "boring" number to convince someone about something? * (Mr. Dan) show examples of graphs, maps, etc. * restate how sensors collect data, that data is on the SD card, the SD card plugs into the computer, the application uploads data to COSM website, data is online for other visualizations * Review notes and discussion from Week 1 - ** What do we mean when we say “air quality”? ** What is the difference between indoor and outdoor air quality? *** What are air quality markers? *** who thinks those markers are important and why? *** what conclusions can be interpreted from this, what can be acted upon to improve our air quality? As a group or in breakout groups, identify themes and talk about why AQ matters to Cypress Hills. After discussing for 15-20 minutes, give the students 5-10 minutes to write down: * why/how AQ matters to him/her * why/how s/he thinks it matters to their parents * why/how s/he thinks matters to their grandparents In class Activity B: Develop a survey to find test these ideas by finding out what your community knows about AQ and how they find out about issues in the community. * Methodology ** Who will you ask these questions to? [ Parents, Grandparents, Neighbors ] ** Everyone ask the same questions to get a good sample of responses ** Multiple choice vs open-ended questions * In groups/Breakout → Survey Questions: ** Ask if the respondents have ever experienced the air quality markers discussed in Activity A ** Find out where in the neighborhood people go ** Do they take the subway? Community centers? Schools? Popular restaurants/shops? ** Where they get their information from ** Meetings, online, neighbors, flyers in buildings, etc ** Find out how people talk about air quality ** CH students in groups with big chart paper * who should we tell this to? * what we're saying? * why we're saying it? * how will we say it? * where will we say this? * Group presentations (5-10 minutes) Homework: Create a Research Note on PublicLaboratory.org with 3-5 responses to the survey developed in class. Learning Outcomes * eggs collect data, data is on COSM as line graphs * how people experience the data we collect * how people talk about data and understand it * many ways of communicating data