Grade 7
Big, Big Data
How do companies collect and use data about you?
Every time we go online, we're giving away information about ourselves. But just how much data are companies collecting from us? Hint: It's probably a lot more than we realize. Show your students these three tips on how to limit the data that companies collect.
Learning Objectives:
Key Vocabulary:
consumer
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data
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targeted advertising
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cookies
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Key Standards Supported
L.7.1, L.7.2, L.7.3, L.7.4, L.7.6, SL.7.1, SL.7.1a, SL.7.1b, SL.7.1c, SL.7.1d, SL.7.2, SL.7.3, SL.7.4, SL.7.6, W.7.10, W.7.4
1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2f, 3a, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f
I.A.1, I.A.2, II.A.1, II.A.2, III.A.1, III.A.2, V.A.2, V.A.3, VI.A.1, VI.A.2, I.B.1, I.B.2, I.B.3, II.B.1, II.B.2, III.B.1, III.B.2, IV.B.2, IV.B.4, I.C.1, II.C.1, II.C.2, III.C.1, III.C.2, V.C.1, V.C.3, I.D.1, I.D.2, I.D.3, I.D.4, II.D.1, II.D.2, II.D.3, III.D.1, III.D.2, V.D.1, V.D.2, VI.D.1, VI.D.2, VI.D.3, II.B.3
2a, 2b, 2d, 4a, 4b, 4c
Lesson Plan
45 mins.
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Warm Up: People Products
10 mins.Create: ThreadMeister
25 mins.Wrap Up: Setting a Limit
10 mins.Additional Resources
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Lesson last updated: February 2023