(b) WorkShop1 BEFORE Survey Results PRE: How do you feel about doing science? POST: How do you feel about doing science? Bored Not great OK Kind of interested Excited Bored Not great OK Kind of interested Excited 11% 5% 19% 25% 40% AFTER 12% 6% 38% 30% 14% WorkShop1 Pilot program was a success How do you feel about science? BEFORE program, the majority of children felt just OK about science. 40% 30% 25% 38% AFTER program, more children were kind of interested & 19% Excited about science. 11% 12% 14% 5% 6% Bored Not great OK Kind of Excited interested Based on survey of 100 students conducted before and after pilot program (100% response rate on both surveys). Part One: Comparing visuals Question 1. Compare the following three visualizations: BEFORE and AFTER, based on 1. Title: Short titles enable readers to comprehend takeaway messages even while quickly skimming the graph. (number of words, size of font, location (left, center, ...)) 2. Subtitles and Annotations provide additional information: Subtitles and annotations (call-out text within the graph) can add explanatory and interpretive power to a graph. 3. Labels are used sparingly: Focus attention by removing the redundancy. 4. Color scheme is intentional: Colors should represent brand or other intentional choice, not default color schemes. Color organization of graph before and after. 5. Color is used to highlight key patterns: Action colors should guide the viewer to key parts of the display. 6. Graph highlights significant finding or conclusion: Graphs should have a "so what?" - either a practical or statistical significance (or both) to warrant their presence.