Learning objective
- To sort, filter and interpret data.
Success criteria
- I can input data into a database.
- I can
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Use
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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics
Statistics
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Gimme five! and allow time for paired discussion.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could write a paper-based series of questions and create simple highest, lowest, fastest and slowest styles of questions.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be encouraged to type up their questions and explain why sorting and filtering are useful.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: entering values into a spreadsheet; sorting,
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Vocabulary definitions
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data
Information used for a specific purpose or investigation.
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database
Collected data stored and organised on an electronic device.
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In this unit
Assessment - Computing Y3: Comparison cards databases
Lesson 1: Records, fields and data
Lesson 2: Race against the computer
Lesson 3: Sorting and filtering - Google
Lesson 3: Sorting and filtering - Microsoft
Lesson 4: Representing data - Google
Lesson 4: Representing data - Microsoft
Lesson 5: Planning a holiday
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 14th January, 2026
Lesson 5: Planning a holiday
Practising the skills they have learnt, pupils sort and filter data to plan a holiday.
Lesson 4: Representing data – Microsoft
Learning how to represent data from a database in a visual way.
Lesson 1: Records, fields and data
Learning the meaning of records, fields and data when working with databases.
Lesson 4: Representing data – Google
Learning how to represent data from a database in visual ways.
