Students will collaborate in small groups to brainstorm and pose investigable questions that guide their inquiry, framing them around real-world applications of scatter plots and data visualization to predict trends and make informed decisions.

Students will collaboratively design a systematic plan for collecting and analyzing variables, employing critical thinking to anticipate real-world implications of their scatter plot data, and communicate their approach through a draft documentary storyboard.

Students will collaboratively investigate and gather numerical data relevant to their chosen variables, meticulously recording evidence in a data table while ensuring transparency and reproducibility of their methodology to prepare for creating scatter plots and interpreting trends.

Students will interpret their scatter plots and lines of best fit to identify associations, evaluate data trends, explain outliers, and hypothesize real-world implications, utilizing critical thinking and effective communication in collaborative group discussions.

Students will summarize their findings, reflect on the process and insights gained, prepare their documentary-style video and infographic for presentation along with their 3D model, discuss the implications and limitations of their data with peers, and participate in a live talk show to articulate their conclusions and consider alternative interpretations.