Lesson 6.6: Project Day – Dataset Proposal & Checkpoint

Today’s Goals

  • Choose a dataset theme for your mini-project
  • Plan what you will analyze
  • Write a short proposal to guide your work

Warm-Up Question

  • If you could explore any dataset in the world, what would it be?
  • Sports? Movies? Weather? Games? Something else?

Project Guidelines

  • Dataset must have at least 3 columns (fields)
  • Must perform at least:
    • Filtering
    • Sorting
    • Aggregation (mean/median/etc.)
  • Must include at least one visualization

Example Ideas

  • Movie ratings by genre
  • Sports team stats
  • School grades dataset
  • Weather patterns over time

Proposal Questions

  1. What dataset are you using?
  2. What fields does it have?
  3. What questions do you want to answer?
  4. How will you visualize the results?

Class Activity

  • Work individually or in pairs
  • Draft your proposal and share with the teacher
  • Begin exploring your dataset in Python

Wrap-Up

  • Everyone should have a clear project plan
  • Next time: We’ll practice nested data structures