K-12 Data Literacy Slow Reveal Graph Exercises
These accessible, data-driven resources help educators build data literacy and promote meaningful learning experiences.
Slow Reveal Graphs Build Data Literacy
These prepared exercises promote sensemaking about data. By removing contextual information from the visualization presented at the end of each exercise and asking students to interpret the information as it is provided, students engage in problem solving, gain confidence, and grow their computational thinking skills. As a result, students engage more deeply with the content of graphs and other visual representations of data.1
These materials from PHC4 demonstrate the value of public health care reporting by applying it to developed learning materials. This page includes example content for Kindergarten to 5th, 6th to 8th, and 9th to 12th grades. Educators can freely download the Student Fill-In Worksheet and the age-appropriate classroom materials to teach data literacy skills to their students. These materials were developed in cooperation with the PA Department of Education to meet STEELS Standards.
1. Nina Hipps & Jacqueline Bruhn (2026) Using Slow Reveal Graphs to Build Data Literacy Skills and Increase Student Engagement, Science Scope, 49:1, 13-20, DOI: 10.1080/08872376.2025.2601361
Free Classroom Materials
The data used in these activities comes from the Inpatient by Age dataset in the Q4 2025 County-Level Utilization Reports. Educators are invited to use any of PHC4’s public reporting to create classroom materials themselves. If you’re an educator, we invite you to share any classroom materials you have created using PHC4 data with us by emailing [email protected].
