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Data Puzzles

Data Puzzles

Making sense with science

Scientists and students exploring

Are you looking for ways to bring authentic and relevant scientific data into your classroom? You've come to the right place! Data Puzzles combine classroom-friendly scientific datasets with the research-backed pedagogical practices of Ambitious Science Teaching to give your students the ultimate inquiry-based learning experience.

We believe that students should learn science the same way scientists do - through exploration, discovery, and sense-making grounded in observations of the natural world. In a way, science is like a puzzle - the bigger picture is revealed after hunting for and putting the pieces together. Our planet is full of exciting and intriguing phenomena - invite them into your science classroom today!

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Upcoming Events

Jun
Tue - Wed
10 - 11
2025
8:30 pm MT
Data Sensemaking Professional Learning Community For Middle School Science Teachers

Join a 2025-2026 cohort of Front Range middle school science teachers to learn about innovative ways to bring authentic, regionally-relevant earth and climate science data in your classrooms using Data Puzzles!

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