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Year 5

Lesson 3 Using a database

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In this lesson, learners will investigate how records can be grouped, using both the paper record cards created in Lesson 1 and a computer-based database from J2E. They will use ‘grouping’ and ‘sorting’ to answer questions about the data.

Learning objectives

To outline how you can answer questions by grouping and then sorting data

  • I can explain that data can be grouped using chosen values
  • I can group information using a database
  • I can combine grouping and sorting to answer specific questions

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