Teaching Data Science in Your High School Class?
Free Data Science Lessons for Grades 9-12
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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.
Course Snapshot
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Target Grades
Grades 9-12
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Curriculum
Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, College & Career Prep
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Lesson Time
4 Lessons / 30-Minute Lessons, 2 Hours Total
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 EducationIllinois
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 TeacherMichigan
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™'s 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.