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Teaching Data Science in Your High School Class?

Free Data Science Lessons for Grades 9-12

Empower Students with the Fundamentals of Data Science

The labor market is hungry for skilled data wranglers and pays them well, but few schools offer high school data science classes as part of their STEM education. EVERFI's data science curriculum for high schoolers is designed to empower students with knowledge about the fundamentals of data science, its currency in the job market, and its applicability to everyday life.

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Course Snapshot

  • Target Grades

    Grades 9-12

  • Curriculum

    Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, College & Career Prep

  • Lesson Time

    4 Lessons / 30-Minute Lessons, 2 Hours Total

Data Science Lesson - Collecting Data

Digital Lessons

What is Data Science?

Students will learn about machine learning, data visualization, database management, data collection, various applications, and high demand careers within the field of data science.

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Collecting, Cleaning, and Validating Data

Students will discover various methods of data collection and then learn about ways that data is cleaned and validated before it is analyzed.

Data Science Lesson - Collecting Data

Analyzing and Visualizing Data

Students will learn about the processes of analyzing and visualizing data and will explore various ways that data can be presented.

 

Data Science Lesson - Reporting

Reporting and Acting on Data

Students will understand the different uses of dashboards and reports, then determine which is better to use for a variety of audiences.

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Data Science in the Banking Industry

Students will learn the skills and knowledge they need to accurately evaluate the ROI of data science education and career options, specifically within the banking industry.

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Banking Fraud Simulation

Students will discover how fraud in financial transactions is detected and mitigated. Students will determine when risk of fraud is highest and how steps are taken to prevent fraud.

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Key pillars for a strong financial foundation.

Access and accountability.

Students can take lessons anytime, anywhere, with built-in assessments and real-time grading.

Turnkey lessons.

Skills are presented in an interactive, fail-safe environment. Teachers receive lesson plans, activities and discussion guides.

Implementation support.

Our regional team provides on-demand training and professional learning events, guiding you every step of the way.

These EVERFI courses are free.
And they’ll stay free.

EVERFI courses are supported by a network of strategic partners with multi-year contracts—ensuring that teachers, schools and districts can launch these programs, or even write them into the curriculum.

EVERFI is a key component of our College and Career Readiness course as it gives students a deeper dive into content that will be impacting them for years to come.

Director of Career and Technical Education
Illinois

This is a quality program with real-life scenarios for students to make deeper connections. I love that it connects to our standards and that there are additional lesson plans to deepen the learning. We have integrated several courses into our newly written curriculum over the past few years.

High School Teacher
Michigan

Frequently Asked Questions

EVERFI has built a network of partners and sponsors who help fund Vault for your school or district. Through multi-year commitments, EVERFI partners give teachers and administrators the assurance that programming can be launched at scale and even written into curriculum.

Data Science Foundations' lessons are aligned to national and state standards. EVERFI provides comprehensive curriculum guides and standards alignment guides to help you plan for implementation with your high school students.

EVERFI helps teachers, schools, and districts bring real-world skills to students. Thanks to partners, we provide our digital platform, training, and support at no cost.

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