Houston Events & Civic Participation
Houston Student Civic Data Lab
houston student civic data
The Student Civic Data Lab teaches young Houstonians how to read and question public data — with lessons, missions, and printable worksheets aligned to real city datasets.
What students learn
Lessons cover data points, datasets, outliers, trends, map reading, city departments, open records, and how to spot red flags — the core skills of data literacy and civic engagement.
For teachers
Every lesson includes worksheet-ready questions and student missions, making it easy to bring real Houston data into the classroom.
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Want to dig into the data yourself?
Browse the City of Houston's open datasets or start a guided quest to learn as you go.