What Your Students Gain
Applied Skills
Students work with real datasets and industry tools, reinforcing classroom concepts through hands-on problem solving.
Collaboration Experience
Teams learn to divide work, communicate findings, and present to expert judges — skills that matter beyond the classroom.
Portfolio Credit
Every student receives a certificate of participation, and winners gain a portfolio piece and recognition from industry judges.
How It Works
Register Teams in Your Class
Divide students into small groups of 2–8 and register each team. The DataJam works best when small groups choose their own research topic and collaborate across all aspects of the project.
Prepare Together
If you wish to introduce your students to data science before they take on a project for The DataJam, we have ready-made lesson plans, datasets, and warm-up exercises you can use in your classroom.
Compete & Grow
In The DataJam your students will tackle real problems with the guidance of a mentor from The DataJam. Your level of participation is up to you; but teachers play a critical role in helping teams organize, meet deadlines, and access the many resources The DataJam has available.
Past Student Projects
A hallmark of The DataJam is that every team chooses their own research question. Select a program and year to explore what students investigated.
Showing 10 of 51 projects in 2026
Curious how these posters come together? Visit our Resources page for the guides and templates teams use to build them.
From Our Teachers
Just get involved, just get started with The DataJam. I guarantee not only will you have fun — your students will be dragging you back into it the next year. It happens to me every year. As I'm getting the school year started, my students are saying ‘When will The DataJam be starting?’ They may not even be students who were in it the year before. They've just heard about it from other students and they want to get involved.
Bob Moreland
Teacher, Central Dauphin High School — Harrisburg, PA
Teacher Forms
Forms for submitting and tracking your team's competition deliverables.
Sign Up
High School Team Sign-Up Form
High School Students can sign up their team
Opens Aug 17, 2026
High School Proposal Submission Form
Submit your The DataJam - High School research proposal.
Opens Dec 4, 2026
Project Submissions
High School Poster Submission Form
Submit your The DataJam - High School poster.
Opens Mar 26, 2027
High School Presentation Submission Form
Submit your The DataJam - High School presentation.
Opens Apr 4, 2027
High School 30-Second Video Submission Form
Submit your The DataJam - High School 30-second video.
Opens Apr 22, 2027
Classroom Activities
Ready-made modules to supplement The DataJam learning experience. Use these activities to build data literacy skills, spark discussion, and prepare your students before competition day.
Teacher Resources
Dataset guides, analytical tools, and everything else to support your teams.
See the full list of resources on the Resources page.
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