SAS Data Science for Kids

Menu contents: This is an event for children and their parents to experience data science. With the support of SAS employees, participants will bring data they have collected on a topic that interests them, create posters and presentation materials using tables and graphs, and make presentations at the workshop.
①Saturday, August 9th: Please bring along data you have collected about a topic that interests you, and create a poster on a large piece of construction paper by cutting and pasting the paper and writing by hand.
②Sunday, August 10th: Organize the data you have collected about a topic that interests you, and use software (mainly MS Office products) to create presentation materials, including tables and graphs.

Date and time: ①August 9th (Sat) 13:00-17:00
②Sunday, August 10th 13:00-17:00

Maximum number of participants: 15 groups per session (up to 2 children and 2 parents per group)
*Even if two children participate, the family will make one item.

Eligible ages: ①2nd to 6th grade
②6th grade elementary school students to junior high school students

Things to prepare: ①Saturday, August 9th
・Summary sheet (please submit in advance)
・Collected data (please bring it with you on the day)

②Sunday, August 10th
・Summary sheet (please submit in advance)
・Laptop computer, etc. (Please bring software for creating presentations)
・Collected data (please save it on the laptop computer or other device and bring it with you on the day)

Remarks: ・When applying for this event, please answer questions 1 to 3 below.
*Please describe your topic of interest, your hypothesis about that topic, and how you will gather data to verify your hypothesis.
[Question 1] Please choose a topic that interests you.
(Example) The temperature is rising every summer.
[Question 2] Hypothesis and your thoughts on the topic
(Example) [Hypothesis] Has the number of extremely hot days (with maximum temperatures of 35°C or higher) increased since 2000?
[Thoughts] Not only is the average temperature rising, but the number of extremely hot days is also on the rise.
[Question 3] How to collect data
(Example) Obtaining temperature data from the Japan Meteorological Agency or e-stat
When considering the answers to the above questions, This guidance video Please refer to the following.

On the day, with the support of SAS staff, you will create a poster or presentation using the data you have collected. Therefore, advance preparation is essential. You will be asked to submit a summary sheet in advance about the theme and hypothesis for which you collected the data. On the day of the event, you will create your poster or presentation using that summary sheet as a reference.

①Those who wish to participate on Saturday, August 9th: ・By cutting and pasting paper onto a large poster or writing by hand, you will summarize the information written on the summary sheet and the data you brought. (Poster creation)
・Present the poster you created and its contents to everyone in the venue.
・The presentation time is expected to be about 1 minute. It is fine to say something along the lines of "I focused on this theme and learned this."
・Since scissors and cutters will be used when creating posters, please refrain from wearing sandals or similar clothing.
・Posters will be created in a size suitable for submission to the statistical graph competition.

②Those who wish to participate on Sunday, August 10th: ・Participants will be required to create presentation materials using their own laptop or other device (mainly capable of using Microsoft Office products).
*Please bring at least one laptop computer or other device to use for creating materials and presentations.
・We assume that the tools used will be Microsoft Office products (Excel for summarizing data and creating graphs, PowerPoint for presentations). However, you can also use other tools to create graphs and presentation materials if you are able to operate them yourself.
*SAS staff will support you with data analysis strategies and how to organize your data. Please note that we may not be able to provide support with regard to the use of laptops or software.
・You will use the materials you have created to give a presentation to everyone in the venue. The presentation will be projected onto a monitor at the venue using an HDMI port, so please prepare a laptop computer with an HDMI port and an adapter.
・The presentation time is expected to be around 2 minutes.
・Internet access will be available at the venue via Wi-Fi provided by SAS.

Reference materials for "Advance preparation": For advance preparations, please refer to the following documents:
Statistics Lecture Video: "What are statistics?"
Workshop Guidance Video
Data Science for Kids 2025 Work Guide
Data Science for Kids 2025 Summary Sheet

Notes: Please see this page for the Q&A on the workshop.
Please check the workshop information on this page before applying.

Inquiries: Visit this page if you need to inquire further about the workshop.

①Those in 2nd to 6th grade of elementary school

②For 6th grade elementary school students to junior high school students

Application period

June 13th (Friday) 13:00 - June 24th (Tuesday) 23:59

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