Data Science STEM resources
Here are some authentic datasets collected by research scientists studying marine and coastal animal populations. Use them to develop your students' data science skills as they analyse the data and use it to answer questions related to real-life management issues.
Humpback whales: what the data reveals
The lesson follows an inquiry process where students use the dataset to answer relevant questions about the whale population.
Saltwater crocs: resourceful or a resource?
This lesson focuses on the analysis of a dataset that records scientific data collected about the crocodile population in the Kimberley region during 2015.
Turtles: exploring data tracking turtle movements
By gathering data on marine turtles, scientists have evidence that helps them work out where turtles migrate and the journeys they take.
Turtles: exploring data in turtle population dynamics
The number of eggs a female turtle lays in her lifetime influences the health of that species population.
Turtles: impact of climate change on Flatback turtle populations
The lesson follows an inquiry process in which students use a dataset to answer relevant questions about the turtle population.
Protecting dugongs
The Western Australian Marine Science Institution has been collecting data about dugongs off the coast of the Kimberley in Northern WA.