1. Plan the progression for the databases topic.
Activity
Plan the progression for the databases topic.
Key Stage
Key Terms
Sequence of Topics (order you would teach)
Activity Ideas
Assessment Suggestions
Possible Difficult Concepts 3
Data
Information
Knowledge
What is data, information and knowledge ?
Collected Data (methods e.g. questionnaires etc.
Storing Data (eg. spreadsheets)
Analysing Data (e.g. Graphs etc.)
Project ‘Getting to know you’. Create a database on pupils and their hobbies. Introduces gathering, storing and analysing data.
Observation and targeted questioning during project work. Feedback (Oral. Written 2/3 way through project to allow student to respond, a learning conversation)
Difference between Data, Information and Knowledge.
Data Analysis. 4
SQL
Query
(Relational)Database
Flat File
Tables/Entity
Attributes/Columns
Records/Rows
1. Properties of a DB (Tables/Entity
Records/Rows)
2. Types of Database. Flat File v Relational
3. Querying DB & SQL
Project (small groups). Model a doctors surgery. Identify Entities & Attributes. Create flat file DB (s/sheet). Develop this into Relational DB, identifying Relationships and Entities.
Observation and targeted questioning during project work.
Peer assessment, class presentation.
Sample exam questions.
Relationships.
SQL.

2. Plan the progression for the databases topic.
Activity
Plan the progression for the databases topic.
Key Stage
Key Terms
Sequence of Topics (order you would teach)
Activity Ideas
Assessment Suggestions
Possible Difficult Concepts 5
Data Inconsistency, Secondary key,
Database, Row,
Composite key,
Entity, field, attribute, primary key, data redundancy, flat file, column, foreign key, relational database, tuple, record, normalisation
Flat file
Relational database
Secondary key
ERD
Normalisation
Methods of capturing, selecting, managing and exchanging data
(Searching data, changing data, separating data, multi-table searching)
Crossword to define key terms.
Socrative quiz to engage learning (AFL).
Group work to identify secondary key to given scenarios.
Peer work/peer marking.
Tutorials in MS Access
A system (project) to create in Access
Exam questions
Project
Classwork
homework
Socrative quiz
All AFL (questioning, feedback, discussion etc.).
ERD-relating to a different scenario
Entity and Attribute
Remembering key terms
No concrete knowledge on Paper based database
Difficult to describe digital database

3. Activity KS 3
Activity 1
Project ‘Getting to know you’. Create a database on pupils and their hobbies.
Introduces gathering, storing and analysing data.
First Y7 Project
Design questionnaire for classmates on hobbies
Collate data into spreadsheet
Analyse data identifying patterns, frequency of common answers, producing graphs
Activity 2
Key Terms matching Quiz.
Pupils match up definitions with descriptions.
Activity 3
Teach ICT Games

4. Activity KS 4
Activity 1
Project (small groups). Model a doctors surgery. Identify Entities & Attributes. Create flat file DB (s/sheet).
Develop this into Relational DB, identifying Relationships and Entities.
Discuss problem
Identify entities and attributes (e.g. name, address, gender, DOB, NI Number)
Create a Spreadsheet to store this data
Normalise this data into multiple tables
Activity 2
Teach ICT Games
Activity 3
Online SQL Practice

5. Activity KS 5 Activities
Crossword to define key terms.
Socrative quiz to engage learning (AFL).
Group work to identify secondary key to given scenarios.
Peer work/peer marking.
Tutorials in MS Access
A system (project) to create in Access

6. KS 5 Database Key Terms Crossword

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Quiz (Socrative)
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