numbers, words or pictures collected to learn something

Data as clues

Digital literacy

Selecting relevant data

Sorting data to solve problems

Trusting data

Combining and comparing data

Data as evidence

Pupils investigate datasets to solve the mystery of Ruby, the missing rhino. They sort, organise and compare data from different sources, judge which information is useful or reliable and combine clues to form a final theory, presented as a news report.

Data detectives

Data is recorded facts that can be checked.

Which data would be most useful for answering the question:
When was Ruby the rhino last seen?

You have been asked to investigate what happened to Ruby the rhino this morning. Why would a zookeeper log be useful?

What could you use to look up what happened earlier?

Which of these tells us when something happened?

Which of these would help you find out how many pencils are in a pot?

Which of these things is more likely to be correct?

Data as clues

Lesson outcome