Perfect pets
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Why this why now
Pupils are ready to move from describing information to organising it. This unit builds on early comparison and sorting from maths and science by introducing data as something that can be grouped and compared, reflecting early principles of classification. It prepares pupils for later data handling by helping them understand how values can be used to organise and make sense of information.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can describe different ways people communicate
- Pupils know that information can be shared using sounds, images and words
- Pupils can compare simple things using observable features
- Pupils can sort objects into groups based on similarities
Why this why now
Pupils are ready to move from describing information to organising it. This unit builds on early comparison and sorting from maths and science by introducing data as something that can be grouped and compared, reflecting early principles of classification. It prepares pupils for later data handling by helping them understand how values can be used to organise and make sense of information.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can describe different ways people communicate
- Pupils know that information can be shared using sounds, images and words
- Pupils can compare simple things using observable features
- Pupils can sort objects into groups based on similarities
Perfect pets
Pupils design and create classification cards for a pet game, choosing attributes and ratings to compare pets. They group and organise cards in different ways, explore types of data, compare values and learn that each detail is a data point that should be accurate.
6 lessons in unit
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