ICT at key stage 3 (Year 8)
Unit 8: Public information systems
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Objectives |
Section 1: Activity 1
Children should learn:
- that information can be presented in a variety of ways depending on purpose and audience
- the importance of identifying user requirements when starting to develop a system
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Section 2: Activity 2
Children should learn:
- to appreciate the range of sources of data and the difference between primary and secondary data
- to assess the range and sources of weather data critically
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Section 3: Activity 3
Children should learn:
- to develop a project specification
- about the need for planning and matching of outcomes to user needs
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Section 4: Activity 4
Children should learn:
- how basic sensors work and how data is stored and transmitted
- to download and store primary data
- how data is stored in ROM in a specific format and can be downloaded to the computer
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Section 5: Activity 5
Children should learn:
- to interpret and analyse information and to graph and present data appropriately
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Section 6: Activity 6
Children should learn:
- to develop a presentation that is suitable for an audience and purpose
- to incorporate data into a presentation package
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Section 7: Activity 7
Children should learn:
- to establish the need for evaluation and for criteria
- to consider the needs of the audience in the presentation of information
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