ICT at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 3)
Unit 3C: Introduction to databases
Section 2: SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
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Objectives |
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- key idea: that information on record cards is divided into fields and that a set of record cards is called a file
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- Divide the class into small groups and give each group a set of numbered record cards.
- Ask the children to use the record cards to answer questions such as: what information is on the fifth record card in the field 'legs'; which record contains the animal called 'woodlouse' in its name field; how many records are in the file; how many fields are in each record?
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- use fields correctly to answer questions
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Only a small number of record cards are needed. Children are not required to find the answers to complex questions. Use number and word information in the fields but do not explain specifically the difference between them. Fields could contain information about the mini-beasts' names, sizes, numbers of legs, habitats, colours, and whether or not they have wings.
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