New Technologies
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- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Technologies
New Social Studies
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- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Social Studies
New Health and Wellbeing
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- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Health and Wellbeing
New Expressive Arts
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- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Expressive Arts
Accordion page – DataFit – Developing Data & Physical Activity Literacy
Introduction The DataFit mission is to simultaneously increase data literacy and physical activity literacy.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Languages Technologies
Weather Unit – PASCO Weather Sensor Guides
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- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7) Senior Phase (S4-6) Third (S1-S3)
- Curricular area: Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Devices & Software Weather & Climate
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion Data
Weather Unit – Lesson 4 – Measuring Temperature & Humidity
Introduction Weather forecasts and weather monitoring is one of the ways that data is used in out everyday life; although we may not quite realise it.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7) Senior Phase (S4-6) Third (S1-S3)
- Curricular area: Mathematics Sciences Social Studies Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Weather & Climate
- PPDAC Framework: Data Plan
Weather Unit – Lesson 3 – Using Sensors
Introduction Weather forecasts and weather monitoring is one of the ways that data is used in out everyday life; although we may not quite realise it.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7) Senior Phase (S4-6) Third (S1-S3)
- Curricular area: Mathematics Sciences Social Studies Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Weather & Climate
- PPDAC Framework: Problem
Weather Unit – Lesson 2 – Variables
Introduction Weather forecasts and weather monitoring is one of the ways that data is used in out everyday life; although we may not quite realise it.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7) Senior Phase (S4-6) Third (S1-S3)
- Curricular area: Mathematics Sciences Social Studies Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Weather & Climate
- PPDAC Framework: Problem
Weather Unit – Lesson 1 – Understanding Microclimates
Introduction Weather forecasts and weather monitoring is one of the ways that data is used in out everyday life; although we may not quite realise it.
- Curriculum Level: Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Mathematics Sciences Social Studies Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Weather & Climate
- PPDAC Framework: Problem
Make a Guess Who Game
Introduction Guess Who is a well known children's game that can help us to think about data, categorisation and pattern matching.
- Curriculum Level: First (P2-P4) Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Expressive Arts
- Topics and Themes: Computer Science
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Data
Make a Sticky Note Dance
Introduction This a great example of how technical concepts like computational thinking can be developed through creative subjects such as dance.
- Curriculum Level: First (P2-P4) Second (P5-P7)
Make a Top Trumps Game
Introduction Top Trumps is well known game and activity for young people. Cards are available for popular films, computer games and books as well as educational purposes. Each card tends to include a name and character information.
- Curriculum Level: First (P2-P4) Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Mathematics Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Blended & Home Learning Computer Science
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Data
Make a Board Game
Introduction This resource encourages learners to consider the rules of a game. This in turn helps them to develop a simplified understanding of algorithms and computational thinking.
- Curriculum Level: First (P2-P4) Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Mathematics Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Blended & Home Learning Computer Science More than Data
Settling In Activities
Introduction Use these short numeracy and data oriented activities to settle your primary learners while you take the register, sort out lunches and prepare for the day.
- Curriculum Level: First (P2-P4) Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Mathematics
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis
Spotify Analysis
This activty is an example of how we can use one data set to find out lots of different information.
- Curriculum Level: First (P2-P4) Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Mathematics Technologies
- Topics and Themes: Blended & Home Learning Society and Community Using Data in Music
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Conclusion
Gapminder Cards – Data vs What We think
This card sorting game helps us to highlight how we use data all the time to make decisions. It works best with a small group children or a family.
- Curriculum Level: First (P2-P4) Second (P5-P7)
- Curricular area: Social Studies
- Topics and Themes: Blended & Home Learning
- PPDAC Framework: Analysis Data
Data Sweets
This activty is a simple way of introducing data analysis and simple visualisation to children. This activty can be done with items commonly available at home with an optional extension to a computer and internet access.
- Curriculum Level: Early (Pre 5 & P1) First (P2-P4) NPA Data Science Second (P5-P7)
- Topics and Themes: Blended & Home Learning