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This unit of work covers the highlighted framework objectives for year 7:
Finding Information | Developing Ideas | Communicating Information | Evaluating
Finding Information
Using data and information sources use information from primary or secondary sources create information from data for specific purposes and audiences, and recognise how the presentation of information can affect its validity and bias combine and refine information and data sources to answer and pose questions Searching and selecting select information for a task from a range of sources and be aware of the relative strengths and weaknesses of these sources frame searches in an appropriate and considered way in relation to the required results search for information, altering and developing the search as appropriate, checking findings for plausibility use search terms correctly acknowledge sources and recognise copyright Organising and investigating save files using appropriate file names and organise files in a hierarchical folder structure identify the significant data required to solve a problem develop closed questions which will lead to specific answers in a suitable form – e.g. text, numbers – and act safely and responsibly in seeking information design a questionnaire or data-collection sheet to collect relevant data recognise the structure and format of data that can support checking and correcting to remove errors after entry; recognise that data may not be plausible and that this affects results generate simple queries using AND/OR operators applied to data items within fields use graphs to represent information; show all key features; justify their choice of chart or graph; produce a report from the information and check the accuracy of their conclusions consider examples of electronic databases in everyday life check whether the ICT tools they use are appropriate for the task Top
Developing Ideas
Analysing and automating processes represent simple processes as diagrams to plan the task use automated processes to support consistency of style and presentation Models and modelling recognise the difference between data, text and formulae in a computer model and organise these so that the model is fit for purpose use a model to predict an outcome explain how rules govern a model obtain information from a model and check this for plausibility Sequencing instructions rationalise a set of instructions by repeating sections plan and implement sets of instructions, predicting outcomes before execution Top
Communicating Information
Fitness for purpose recognise the common layouts and conventions used in different types of communication and how these address intended and familiar audience needs recognise the limitations and opportunities of different layout formats and use these appropriately Refining and presenting information use ICT to improve their work through drafting and refining combine text, images, tables and sounds from a number of sources to convey meaning match the content and style of their work to the audience and purpose import and export data in appropriate formats Communicating capture, store and exchange information digitally by a variety of means use digital communication to share information and collaborate with others for a purpose recognise the risks associated with the sharing of personal information digitally and to take actions to protect themselves Top
Evaluating
Evaluating work select ICT tools which will support the development and accuracy of their work, and learn the benefits of checking, correcting and refining their work as it progresses agree and use simple criteria and understand how to improve their work explain the reasons for choices they have made act purposefully on feedback understand when to use ICT to solve a problem Top