Data in Your World

Data In Your World, Communities Near and Far explores how data can teach students about the world around us, and also about their community right at home, making for an instant connection with the reader. Written by Ohio University professors, the book begins with a global perspective but quickly zooms in on communities students can relate to, such as their state, city, and neighborhood. Charts and graphs throughout the book present data about population and racial/ethnic diversity across our country, and students are asked to think about the diversity in their local communities.

Data In Your World, Exploring Our Schools explores data that is relevant to students' school lives, making for an instant connection with the reader. Written by Ohio University professors, the book covers data related to school funding, race and ethnicity in schools, and internet accessibility among different groups of students. The charts and graphs throughout the book help students understand the data, and questions encourage students to connect the data to their own lives.

Every day, people earn and spend money. What do you know about earning, saving, and borrowing money? Take a look at how you can use data to manage money, as well as how to compare living wages, learn about interest, inflation, our economy, and so much more in “Understanding Finances”, part of the “Data in Your World” book series. Data and data analysis is important to understanding the economics and finances in our lives. This nonfiction book supports middle grade students in learning foundational financial literacy skills and using data to understand economics.