Lesson 1 - Skill: Know what characteristics are and how to use them to sort groups of objects by using
yes/no questions. Use a branching database to answer questions
What do we know about data?
Information that you keep
internet has data
scientists
QR codes are data
scan bottles in the shop for information
Doctors use data
Lesson 2 - Skill: Know that yes/no questions need to be ordered carefully when grouping objects to create
the structure for a branching database.
Lesson 2 - Skill: Know that yes/no questions need to be ordered carefully when grouping objects to create
the structure for a branching database.
Are you wearing a hat?
Are you wearing glasses?
Are you wearing earrings?
Is your skin white?
Do you have grey hair?
moustache
beard
glasses
orange
ginger
Lesson 3 - Skill: Know the term ‘database’ and how they are used to store and organise data using key
characteristics.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z8yk87h#z7rxp9q
Who uses a database?
Data types include:
'text' – writing
‘picture/sound/video’ – image/sound/video
‘number’ - number
‘list’ – give a multiple-choice list
'date/time' – date or time
'currency' – euro, pound, dollar, etc
'autonumber' – number increases by one each time
'yes/no' – only yes or no can be entered
scientists
hospitals
doctors
paramedics
investigator/police
arceologists
denists
we organise data and answer questions
How many toys are from the wooden toys category?
✓ How many toys are for 9-11 years old?
✓ How many toys are for teens?
✓ Which toy costs £39.99?
✓ How many toys are available for delivery?
What other questions can we answer using this database? Write some for your friend.
Lesson 4 - Skill: Use tools within a database to order and answer questions about the data using simple searches.
What are the benefits of using an electonic database?
What questions can we ask using the titanic database?
We can find information quickly
We can have lots of information
We can add images to the database
Doctors, scientists, paramedics, investigtors, teachers use databases.
Did they survive?
How many people survived?
Are they 29?
Where did they board the ship?
Kayla's searches - https://www.j2e.com/grove-school/Kayla+K/Toy+Shop+Complex+Search+Task/
Hira's searches - https://www.j2e.com/grove-school/Hira+I/Toy+Shop+Complex+Search+Task/
Lesson 5 - Skill: Develop search techniques to match data from more than one field using ‘AND’ and ‘OR’
to refine results.
Lesson 6 - Skill: Know that a database may contain errors and can affect search results.
