ICT at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 5)
Unit 5B: Analysing data and asking questions: using complex searches
Section 5: SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
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Objectives |
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- key idea: that information found is often unhelpful
- technique: to skim read and sift information to modify a search strategy
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Activities |
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- Use an American CD-ROM encyclopedia, or an Internet search engine, to search for information on a topic such as 'Birmingham' or 'football' which will locate a mixture of American and other information. Print out some of the material found and ask the class to skim read it to decide if it is useful. Discuss why the information is not what was expected. Discuss ways of modifying the search such as "Birmingham AND England". Discuss with the class how the unstructured nature of the World Wide Web requires search strategies to be modified in the light of findings.
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- skim read information to check its relevance and modify their search strategies
- recognise that material held on IT systems comes from a variety of sources
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Points to note |
More able children could be shown how to use 'NOT' in their searches, such as "Birmingham AND NOT USA".
Not all search engines support the use of 'AND', 'OR' and 'NOT' searches.
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