This unit of work covers the following teaching objectives. Ensuring that these are met will form part of any medium term assessment and enable targets to be set.

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
• design a questionnaire or data-collection sheet to collect relevant data

Communicating

• 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

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
• act purposefully on feedback