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Arts-Based Data Visualization Project Curriculum

Arts-Based Data Visualization Project Pages



These curricular materials were intended specifically for our work with eighth-grade students in STEM and media arts classroom contexts in East Tennessee. However, we encourage you to adapt them for use in other educational contexts.*


Water Quality: STEM 

[Insert link to the Google Drive folder associated with the STEM curriculum]

An 8th-grade student group’s sculptural installation visualizes the percentages of various microplastics in the Tennessee River. 

Story: Media Arts 

[Insert link to the Google Drive folder associated with the media arts curriculum]

An 8th-grade student’s data visualization shows the number of cats adopted over time.

The version developed specifically for Knox County Schools:

[Insert link to the Google Drive folder associated with the media arts curriculum]


*Feel free to use these materials as you see fit, but please give proper citation credit (citation information is in each document’s footer).