Mood Before and After Movement Chart¶
Specification¶
The full specification below is extracted from Chapter 5: Wellness and Disease Prevention.
Type: chart
**sim-id:** mood-before-after-movement-chart<br/>
**Library:** Chart.js<br/>
**Status:** Specified
Bloom Taxonomy: Understand (L2)
Bloom Taxonomy Verb: interpret, summarize, compare
Learning objective: Students interpret survey-style data comparing self-reported mood before and after different physical activities, summarizing the mood-boosting effect of movement.
Chart type: Grouped bar chart
Purpose: Show that self-reported mood scores rise after physical activity across several different activity types, including cultural traditions
X-axis: Activity type (Recess Play, Community Dance, Team Sport Practice, Walking, Traditional Game)
Y-axis: Average self-reported mood score (scale of 1-10, where 10 is "very happy and calm")
Data series:
1. Before activity (blue bars):
- Recess Play: 6
- Community Dance: 6
- Team Sport Practice: 5
- Walking: 6
- Traditional Game: 6
2. After activity (gold bars):
- Recess Play: 8
- Community Dance: 9
- Team Sport Practice: 8
- Walking: 7
- Traditional Game: 9
Title: "How Mood Changes Before and After Physical Activity"
Legend: Position top-right, labeled "Before" and "After"
Interactive features:
- Hover over any bar to see the exact score and a one-sentence explanation of that activity
- Click a legend entry to toggle the Before or After series on/off for easier comparison
Annotations: Small label above the largest gains (Community Dance and Traditional Game) reading "Biggest mood boost"
Implementation: Chart.js bar chart with tooltip callbacks and legend toggle enabled (legend.onClick default behavior).