Data Handling KS2 ICT. Improve children's data handling skills with this mix of links to lesson plans and interactive resources. Understanding how to access and display information on the computer are vital skills. Great for 7-11 year olds and for parents or teachers wanting to improve their computer knowledge.
Computer Room Lesson Plan
Mike Fleetham has done a brilliant job in writing a scheme of work for introducing children to computers, also has pdf with the main vocabulary which the scheme aims to introduce.
Create A Graph Interactive
Graphs and charts are great because they communicate information visually. Here you will find five different graphs and charts for you to choose from.
Data Handling Interactive
A resource which presents how to sort, search, graph and create a database.
Databases Lesson Plan
The first page has four record cards which should be photocopied onto card and cut up. There need to be sufficient sets for the children to work in pairs. The second sheet is the worksheet which goes alongside the cards. Pdf format.
Ember Lesson Plan
Ember is a simple introduction to databases and filtering. It is ideal for use by Year 4, 5 or 6 pupils depending on their previous learning involving databases. The pack revolves round the efforts of the heroine, Ember, to escape from a mysterious labyrinth.
Feed Your Imagination Lesson Plan
Lesson plan and Powerpoint presentation to help children understand how the packaging of a product
is designed to appeal to a specific target audience.
To create an eye-catching and effective design for a product using a publishing programme.
Graphical Modelling Interactive
Design a room or garden layout on the computer.
Shared Writing Lesson Plan
This activity involves the class writing a story together (with contributions from every child), and it also gives the children the opportunity to use a word processor.