Data Handling

A resource which presents how to sort, search, graph and create a database.

This resource is divided into 5 parts:

• Sorting
• Searching one field
• Searching two field
• Graphing
• Creating a database

All the units follow the same pattern e.g., searching:

• Teacher notes
• Starter activity - an animation which shows what searching means.
• Session 1 - interactive activities which give the pupils an opportunity to see if they have understood what was presented in the Starter Activity.
• Session 2 - An introduction to a computer simulation. The animation presents how to search with data handling software.
• Plenary - interactive activities that give the pupils an opportunity to see if they have understood what was presented in Session 2.