Meet the Characters
Data and Pixel are two curious robot characters who guide children through data science detective adventures.
DATA
DATA is curious, energetic, and always ready to look for clues. DATA helps children observe the world, ask questions, and begin thinking like data detectives.
PIXEL
PIXEL helps students organize ideas, find patterns, and explain discoveries. Together, Data and Pixel make data science feel like an adventure.
Experiences We Offer
DATA & PIXEL can support schools, libraries, STEM nights, family programs, and movie events through playful data science experiences.
School Visits
Interactive K–5 sessions that bring data science, stories, and hands-on activities into classrooms.
Library Programs
Family-friendly learning experiences for public libraries, reading programs, and community events.
STEM Nights
Short, engaging stations where children explore clues, patterns, badges, and data stories.
Mascot Sessions
Memorable character-led sessions with Data and Pixel for photos, activities, and guided learning.
Movie Events
Movie theater experiences that introduce data science through story, imagination, and discovery.
Featured Movie Event
A cinematic DATA & PIXEL experience for families and young learners.
A Data Science Tale:
When Data and Pixel Met
Join Data and Pixel in a family-friendly movie theater experience that introduces children to curiosity, discovery, and the beginning of their data science detective journey.
Dataying™ Framework – Data Science for Kids
Dataying™ is the way DATA & PIXEL teaches young children data science through curiosity, clues, patterns, and storytelling.
Instead of starting with technical language, children begin as data detectives. They investigate a simple problem, ask questions, collect clues, explore information, find patterns, and share what they discovered. This makes data science visible, playful, and age-appropriate for K–5 learners.
Ask Questions
Children begin with curiosity and decide what they want to investigate.
Collect Clues
Children gather information through counting, observing, sorting, and noticing details.
Explore Data
Children organize their clues and compare what they see.
Find Patterns
Children look for similarities, differences, trends, and surprises.
Share Discoveries
Children explain what they found using stories, drawings, charts, or presentations.
Badges Children Can Earn
Shop & Learning Materials
Teacher lessons, classroom resources, and DATA & PIXEL learning materials in one place.
Teacher Lessons
Ready-to-use lessons for observation, counting, grouping, sorting, comparing, patterns, and data storytelling.
Open ResourcesPrintables
Activity sheets, slides, badges, certificates, coloring pages, and challenge cards.
Open ResourcesStickers & Badges
Data Detective stickers, badge sheets, reward stickers, and classroom badge sets.
Open ResourcesBooks, Shirts & Bags
Children's books, activity books, shirts, tote bags, and event learning items.
Open ResourcesGallery
A space for school activities, movie production, mascot development, classroom materials, and behind-the-scenes updates.
Behind-the-scenes updates from the DATA & PIXEL movie.
In progressProgress photos and materials for Data and Pixel character experiences.
In progressPhotos from classroom visits, STEM nights, and hands-on sessions.
Coming soonStickers, badges, books, bags, printables, and classroom kits in development.
Coming soonPhotos from theater events, family learning experiences, and DATA & PIXEL activities.
Coming soonLesson materials, badge sheets, activity kits, and printable classroom resources.
Coming soonInterested in Bringing DATA & PIXEL to Your Community?
DATA & PIXEL can support schools, libraries, STEM nights, summer camps, after-school programs, movie events, and family learning experiences.
Email: safia@ksu.edu
Website: https://www.pixelanddata.com/
Coordinated by the D³ Playground Research Lab, Department of Computer Science, Kansas State University.