Selecting relevant data
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain which data is relevant to a question and why.
Key learning points
- Relevant data helps you answer the question being asked.
- Some data is more relevant to a question than other data.
- Irrelevant data does not help.
Keywords
Relevant - useful for answering a question
Irrelevant - not useful for answering a question
Common misconception
More data always gives better answers.
Only relevant data helps answer a question clearly.
Teacher tip
Keep the investigation question visible throughout the lesson so pupils can use it to decide which data is relevant and explain their reasoning clearly.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of these is written down to help people remember information?
Q2.Which of these tells us when something happened?
Q3.Which one is different from the others?
Q4.Which sentence is a fact that could be checked later?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of these best describes relevant data?
Q2.Which sentence is true?
Q3.Why is some data irrelevant to a question?
Q4.Why is it important to explain why data is relevant?
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