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Learning objective

  • To use technology to represent data.

Success criteria

  • I can use a mouse.
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Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Use
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Cross-curricular links

Mathematics

Number – number and place

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Speak like an expert and allow the children to recall the methods of representing data they explored in the previous lesson (using objects, pictures and tallies).

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should be positioned with a good view of the board so that they can quickly and easily refer to the table of results; could benefit from working with a partner.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should add appropriate labels to column headings and group titles, e.g. lions.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: logging in and using mouse and

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Vocabulary definitions

  • bar chart

    A chart that uses bars of different heights to compare amounts.

  • chart

    Information displayed in a graph, table, tally or diagram.

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In this unit

Assessment - Computing Y1: Introduction to data

Lesson 1: Zoo data

Lesson 2: Picture data

Lesson 3: Minibeast hunt

Lesson 4: Animal branching databases

Lesson 5: Inventions

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Last update: 3rd December, 2025

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