>Instructional Design Guide for Tuva Tools

This guide is a resource that can be used in creating lessons for a variety of topics in both science and math. Our goal is to update this guide periodically to keep Tuva’s terminology as up-to date-and comprehensive as possible.

How to Use

The left-hand column lists actions that someone creating an activity may engage in. The right-hand column provides context, instructions, and preferred formatting and terminology. If you are unfamiliar with the terms used, please refer to the Tuva Dictionary (also in the Partner Resources section) for definitions of terms used below.

Reference the DATASET on the left	Activity Review the list of attributes on the left… Click on the icon beside each attribute to see what categories or ranges of data it contains. Data Story The graph on the left shows… General These data The data on the left show...
GENERAL actions	Add / Remove Open / Close Show / Hide Click / Select
Definitions & VOCABULARY	Click / Select Vocabulary at the bottom of the display to see definitions of terms used in the dataset.
Read ABOUT the dataset	Click / Select About at the bottom of the display to review information about the dataset.
When to use Bolding / Italics	Italics for emphasis or distinction, e.g. What is one similarity you notice…? What is one difference you notice…? Describe the pattern quantitatively… Bold for keywords that can be found under Vocabulary (V) (Degrees Kelvin)
Referencing LEGEND Area	Click on the <categories> in the Legend Area to highlight them in the graph.
Referencing TOOLBAR Buttons (for Tuva staff)	From the toolbar, choose Mean. From the toolbar, choose Median. From the toolbar, choose Percent of Cases to remove it. Moveable Line on X-Y From the toolbar, choose Add moveable line on X-Y. Drag the line to position it to summarize the pattern of the data points. Add Statistical Measures From the toolbar, select Least Squares Line by Category. Reference Line on (X or Y) From the toolbar, choose Add Reference Line on [X]. Drag the line to position it to mark a position on the [X] axis. Annotations From the toolbar, choose Text. Type the label into the text bar, and drag the bar to the desired position in the graph. Summary View Choose / Click on Summary View to open it. Click on Summary View to close it. Swapping x- and y-axis Click on the icon to swap the x- and y-axis. Looking at certain cases From the toolbar, select Keep Only Selected Cases. Choosing a type of graph From the toolbar, select Line Graph. From the toolbar, select Box and Dot Plot. Adding a new function From the toolbar, choose f(x). Select Add New Function. From the drop-down menu, choose the exponential function *a bx.**
Referencing TOOLBAR Buttons (for License Partners)	From the toolbar, choose Stats > Mean. From the toolbar, choose Stats > Median. From the toolbar, choose > Percent > Percent of Cases to remove it. Moveable Line on X-Y From the toolbar, choose > Add moveable line on X-Y. Drag the line to position it to summarize the pattern of the data points. Add Statistical Measures From the toolbar, select > Least Squares Line > Line by Category. Reference Line on (X or Y) From the toolbar, choose > Add Reference Line on [X]. Drag the line to position it to mark a position on the x-axis. Annotations From the toolbar, choose > Text. Type the label into the text bar, and drag the bar to the desired position in the graph. Summary View Choose / Click on Summary View to open it. Click on Summary View to close it. Swapping x- and y-axis Click on to swap the x- and y-axis. Looking at certain cases From the toolbar, select > Keep Only Selected Cases. Choosing a type of graph From the toolbar, select Line > Line Graph. From the toolbar, select Box > Box and Dot Plot. Adding a new function From the toolbar, choose > *f(x). Select Add New Function. From the drop-down menu, choose the exponential function a bx.**
Referencing ATTRIBUTES (for grades 3-5)	Drag and drop <Attribute> on the horizontal axis. Drag and drop <Attribute> on the vertical axis.
Referencing ATTRIBUTES (for middle school and high school)	Drag and drop <Attribute> on the x-axis. Drag and drop <Attribute> on the y-axis. Drag and drop <Attribute> on the small +-sign to the left of the y-axis. Categorical Click on the color scale of <Diet> to color the data points by the categories. The data points will be colored by the categories of <Diet>. To color the data points by the different <Diet> categories, click on the color scale of <Diet>. To show <Diet> in the legend, click once on the attribute <Diet> on the left. Numerical Click on / Select the color scale of <Weight> to color the data points by the range of values.
FILTER an Attribute	Click on / Select the icon for <Diet>. Categorical At the top of the Filter Categories list, uncheck the top box to clear all of the checks. Recheck the box for San Francisco International Airport. Close the Attribute Settings Card by clicking the X in the upper right corner. Numerical Under Filter Range, type in the minimum and maximum values for the desired range. Select the icon next to <Year> and filter the “Max” range to 2006.
Open/Close the PLOT SETTINGS CARD	From the toolbar, chooseto open the Plot Settings Card. In the Order Cases By dropdown, select <attribute>. Close the Plot Settings Card.
Create a NEW ATTRIBUTE	At the bottom of the Attribute list, select ADD ATTRIBUTE. Give the new attribute a name. (For example, “Difference from Mean”). From the Formula menu, select Subtraction. From the Attribute menu, select “Annual Precipitation” to insert it into the formula. Make sure that there is a plus sign ( + ), with a space on each side of it, between each attribute in the formula. Click save and close the Add New Attribute Card.
View the SUMMARY TABLE	Click / Select Summary View at the bottom of the plotting area to show a table of statistical values.
SAVE the Graph	From the toolbar, select to download a copy of the graph.
Drawing a single random sample	From the toolbar, choose Sample Data to open the Sampling Card. Set Sample Size to 10. Set No. of Samples to 1. Under Sample Statistics, select Mean. Click Generate. In the SAMPLING CARD, name your sample as Festive_Sample 1. Set the Sample Size to 10. Set the Number of Samples to 1. From the toolbar, choose Count Cases. From the toolbar, choose Mean. Click on Generate.
Opening the Sampling Card	From the toolbar, choose Sample Statistics to open the Sampling Card.

Instructional Design Guide for Tuva Tools

Introduction

Reference the DATASET on the left

GENERAL actions

Definitions & VOCABULARY

Read ABOUT the dataset

When to use Bolding / Italics

Referencing LEGEND Area

Referencing TOOLBAR Buttons (for Tuva staff)

Referencing TOOLBAR Buttons (for License Partners)

Referencing ATTRIBUTES (for grades 3-5)

Referencing ATTRIBUTES (for middle school and high school)

FILTER an Attribute

Open/Close the PLOT SETTINGS CARD

Create a NEW ATTRIBUTE

View the SUMMARY TABLE

SAVE the Graph

Drawing a single random sample

Opening the Sampling Card