ActivityPlan the progression for the databases topic.

Key Stage

Key Terms Sequence of Topics (order you would teach)

Activity Ideas Assessment Suggestions

Possible Difficult Concepts

3DataInformationKnowledge

1. What is data, information and knowledge ?

2. Collected Data (methods e.g. questionnaires etc.

3. Storing Data (eg. spreadsheets)

4. Analysing Data (e.g. Graphs etc.)

Project ‘Getting to know you’. Create a database on pupils and their hobbies. Introduces gathering, storing and analysing data.

Observation and targeted questioning during project work. Feedback (Oral. Written 2/3 way through project to allow student to respond, a learning conversation)

Difference between Data, Information and Knowledge.Data Analysis.

4

SQLQuery(Relational)DatabaseFlat FileTables/EntityAttributes/ColumnsRecords/Rows

1. Properties of a DB (Tables/EntityAttributes/ColumnsRecords/Rows)

2. Types of Database. Flat File v Relational

3. Querying DB & SQL

Project (small groups). Model a doctors surgery. Identify Entities & Attributes. Create flat file DB (s/sheet). Develop this into Relational DB, identifying Relationships and Entities.

Observation and targeted questioning during project work.

Peer assessment, class presentation.Sample exam questions.

Relationships.SQL.

ActivityPlan the progression for the databases topic.

Key Stage

Key Terms Sequence of Topics (order you would teach)

Activity Ideas Assessment Suggestions

Possible Difficult Concepts

5

Data Inconsistency, Secondary key,Database, Row,Composite key,Entity, field, attribute, primary key, data redundancy, flat file, column, foreign key, relational database, tuple, record, normalisation

1) Flat file2) Relational

database3) Secondary key4) ERD5) Normalisation 6) Methods of

capturing, selecting, managing and exchanging data

(Searching data, changing data, separating data, multi-table searching)

• Crossword to define key terms. http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/crossword/

• Socrative quiz to engage learning (AFL). https://b.socrative.com/login/student/

• Group work to identify secondary key to given scenarios.

• Peer work/peer marking.

• Tutorials in MS Access

• A system (project) to create in Access

• http://www.teach-ict.com

• Exam questions• Project• Classwork• homework• Socrative quiz• All AFL

(questioning, feedback, discussion etc.).

• ERD-relating to a different scenario

• Entity and Attribute

• Remembering key terms

• No concrete knowledge on Paper based database

• Difficult to describe digital database

Activity KS 3Activity 1

Project ‘Getting to know you’. Create a database on pupils and their hobbies.Introduces gathering, storing and analysing data.

• First Y7 Project• Design questionnaire for classmates on hobbies• Collate data into spreadsheet• Analyse data identifying patterns, frequency of common answers, producing graphs

Activity 2

Key Terms matching Quiz.Pupils match up definitions with descriptions.

Activity 3

Teach ICT Games

Activity KS 4Activity 1

Project (small groups). Model a doctors surgery. Identify Entities & Attributes. Create flat file DB (s/sheet). Develop this into Relational DB, identifying Relationships and Entities.

• Discuss problem• Identify entities and attributes (e.g. name, address, gender, DOB, NI Number)• Create a Spreadsheet to store this data• Normalise this data into multiple tables

Activity 2

Teach ICT Games

Activity 3

Online SQL Practice

http://www.w3schools.com/sql/

Activity KS 5Activities

1. Crossword to define key terms. http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/crossword/2. Socrative quiz to engage learning (AFL). https://b.socrative.com/login/student/3. Group work to identify secondary key to given scenarios. 4. Peer work/peer marking. 5. Tutorials in MS Access6. A system (project) to create in Access7. http://www.teach-ict.com

KS 5 Database Key Terms Crossword

Quiz (Socrative)

https://b.socrative.com/login/student/

Room Name: XYSIT IS IMPORTANT TO ENTER YOUR FIRST NAME!