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The GFS Data Detectives Club! (Grades 2-5) 215

The GFS Data Detectives Club! (Grades 2-5)

Sessions:

5

Dates:

1/7/2026 to 2/4/2026

Grades:

2, 3, 4, 5

Location: Instructor:
  • Phaedra Taft

Meeting Times

  • Wednesday 3:50 PM - 4:50 PM

Description

Does your child love hands-on challenges and discovering hidden patterns? Then sign them up for our new after-school club where they'll become a real-life Data Detective!

 

In this club, students will work with partners or teams to collect, represent, and interpret data using engaging activities. It's a great way to build confidence in science, math, graphing, and critical thinking and collaboration skills.

 

Here are just a few of the activities we'll explore:

Coin Flippers: Flip a coin 100 times to record "streaks" (Heads or Tails in a row) and create bar graphs to see how probability works in action.

Pencil Rampers: Roll a pencil down a ramp at different angles to find the angle that gives the farthest roll. Students will use their median roll distances to create a line graph and discover if the data forms a bell curve.

Stopwatch No-Lookers: Working in pairs, students will use a stopwatch and their internal clock to try and stop the time exactly at a secret target—without looking! We'll use the results to build a double bar graph and see if it's easier to hit a short or long target time.

 

Please pack water and a nut-free snack for your child.

 

Class schedule is below:

Wednesdays: 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 3:50-4:50pm

 

Additional Notes

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS! WINTER 2025/2026 SESSIONS THERE WILL BE NO AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES ON THE FOLLOWING DATES BELOW: MONDAY: 12/29, 1/19 TUESDAY: 12/23, 12/30 WEDNESDAY: 12/24, 12/31 THURSDAY: 12/25, 1/1 FRIDAY: 12/26, 1/2, 1/23

Fees

  • $145.00
Total: $145.00