Finding and Presenting Information
Searching Databases
Finding and Presenting Information – Lesson 6 Objectives Use a database program, where appropriate, to sort and identify items. Use basic search tools in a prepared database to answer simple questions, e.g., how many children have brown hair? Lesson Resources Lesson Slides ‘Children’ database questions sheet (Purple Mash version) ‘Our Class’ database question sheet (2Simple…
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Finding and Presenting Information – Lesson 5 Objectives Sort and classify a group of items by asking simple yes / no questions. This may take place away from the computer, e.g. a ‘Guess Who’ game. Develop classification skills by carrying out sorting activities. Lesson Resources Lesson slides Finding and Presenting Information Lesson 1 -…
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Finding and Presenting Information – Lessons 3 & 4 Objectives Use simple graphing software to produce pictograms and other basic tables or graphs. Use graphing software to enter data and change a graph type, e.g. pictogram to bar chart. Interpret and draw conclusions from graphs, discuss information contained and answer simple questions. Lesson Resources Lesson…
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Finding and Presenting Information – Lesson 2 Objectives Use and explore buttons, arrows, menus and hyperlinks to navigate a website. Using keywords to safety search a specific resource for information. Locate specific websites by typing a website address into the address bar. Begin to evaluate web sites by giving opinions about preferred or most useful…
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Finding and Presenting Information – Lesson 1 Objectives Use and explore buttons, arrows, menus and hyperlinks to navigate teacher selected web sites. Understand a website has a unique address and the need for precision when typing it. Know what to do and who to tell if they see something inappropriate on a website Lesson Resources…
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