Trusting data

Digital literacy

Data as clues

Selecting relevant data

Sorting data to solve problems

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

useful for answering the question being asked

something that is recorded carefully and checked

Which of the following best describes a reliable source?

Which question could help you decide if a source is reliable?

Which data would help answer the question:
'When was Ruby last seen?'

because it helps answer the question being asked

Trusting data

Lesson outcome