1. Introduction (10 min)
Teacher introduces the challenge: “Today you will become dashboard designers. Your task is to build a new dashboard for our weather station data in The Things Network. Your goal: make it clear, useful, and creative — and do it as a team.”
Quick demo of what a dashboard looks like (show one existing example).
2. Data Exploration (15 min)
Students receive a dataset from the weather station (temperature, humidity, wind, rainfall, etc.).
In groups (3–4 students), they answer:
Which values are most important to show?
Who is the audience (students, teachers, citizens, energy experts)?
Which type of visualizations (line chart, bar chart, gauges, icons) would work best?
3. Dashboard Design (35 min)
Groups design their dashboard using the provided IoT platform (The Things Network or similar).
Suggested workflow:
Sketch the layout on paper first (decide where graphs, icons, colors go).
Assign roles: Data handler, Designer, Quality checker, Presenter.
Build the dashboard step by step, testing visuals as they go.
4. Presentations (20 min)
Each group presents their dashboard (max. 5 min).
They must explain:
Why they chose their design.
What teamwork strategies helped them.
What was difficult about working together.
5. Wrap-Up (10 min)
Teacher highlights best practices from the dashboards.
Class reflection: “If this dashboard were shared with other schools in Europe, how would it help them?”
Connect to VetSkillinG dissemination: dashboards are a way to make weather data meaningful for a wider audience.