ICT at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 3)
Unit 3C: Introduction to databases
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Objectives |
Section 1: SETTING THE SCENE
Children should learn:
- key idea: that collecting and storing information in an organised way helps them find answers to questions
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Section 2: SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
Children should learn:
- 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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Section 3: SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
Children should learn:
- key idea: that information can be held as numbers, choices (such as yes/no) or words
- key idea: that information can be taken from pictures or text
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Section 4: SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
Children should learn:
- key idea: that ICT can be used to store and sort information
- technique: to add a record to a file in a computer database
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Section 5: SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
Children should learn:
- technique: to answer simple questions by matching the contents of a single field
- technique: to answer simple questions by ordering records by a key field and then taking the top or bottom record
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Section 6: SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
Children should learn:
- technique: to use a database to produce bar charts
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Section 7: INTEGRATED TASK
Children should learn:
- to use a database to sort and classify information and to present their findings
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