ICT at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 5)
Unit 5F: Monitoring environmental conditions and changes
Section 4: INTEGRATED TASK
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Objectives |
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- to identify opportunities and design simple investigations for which the collection of data through a computer device is both feasible and advantageous
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Activities |
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Outcomes |
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- Encourage the children to come up with their own questions and hypotheses. Suggestions could include, What happens to the temperature of a glass of water after ice cube(s) are dropped in over a period of x minutes? Which will cool quickest, a large or small bowl of hot water? Which coat/jumper is the warmest? What is the darkest/brightest time over a 24-hour period?
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- use a monitoring device and are aware of the reasons for doing so
- explain why a computer device is used to monitor and record data rather than 'traditional' methods
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Points to note |
Some sensing kits have a snapshot facility which does not take advantage of the continuous recording capability of the computer, but is a useful tool nonetheless.
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
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