Unit 4: Data detectives
Learning what categorical data is and the different ways that it can be represented, learners develop an understanding of why data is useful and how it can be collected and presented.
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Unit 4: Data detectives
Unit outcomes
Learners who are secure will be able to:
- Represent data in different ways and answer questions.
- Navigate to Sketchpad using a computer.
- Use a computing device to record data.
- Collect data for a clear purpose.
- Use a device to present categorical data.
- Select an appropriate presentation format and explain their choice.
- Read data accurately from a chart to draw simple comparisons.
- Explain how presenting data helps them understand it.
- Classify questions correctly as statistical and non-statistical.
- Create one statistical and one non-statistical question.
- Give an example of how statistical data could help solve a problem.
Suggested prior learning
Unit 3: Block coding
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Zoo data
- To show data in different ways.
Lesson 2: Animal pictograms
- To use a computer program to present data.
Lesson 3: Our favourite places
- To collect and record data.
Lesson 4: Presenting data
- To explore ways data can be presented.
Lesson 5: Choosing the right question
- To explore different types of questions.
Key skills
Prior learning
Before starting this unit,
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Learning objectives
Cambridge Primary Computing (0059)
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Key vocabulary
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