Working With Data: Recording Data

The video tutorial explains how data is recorded and measured. It provides examples of data recording through photos and videos, and discusses how numbers are recorded as data. The tutorial also covers measuring temperature over several days and recording it in degrees Celsius, illustrating one of the many ways data can be documented.

What is an example of sharing visual information across distances?

• Sending a photo or video

• Sending a text message

• Writing a letter

• Making a phone call

Why is data recorded?

• To keep it private

• To allow others to observe it

• To delete it later

• To make it more complex

What is typically recorded when measurements are taken?

• Numbers

• Colors

• Shapes

• Textures

How can temperature data be recorded?

• By drawing a picture

• By taking a photo

• By recording a sound

• By writing numbers on paper

In what unit is temperature data recorded in the example provided?

• Degrees Celsius

• Degrees Fahrenheit

• Rankine

• Kelvin