Course: KS3 Computer Science: Databases

Year Group: 08
Timescale: Pentecost Term 1: Mon Apr 13 Fri May 22 (6 weeks)
Note: Year 8 Pupils started this Unit last term and therefore may be at different stages Adapt accordingly
The activities and homework are a suggestion and teachers should amend to suit their class taking in to account differentiation.

Week Topic Formal and summative Learning Talents Subject specific skills and knowledge Suggested BLP Independent study tasks
assessment opportunities activities and and assessment
resources
1 -Ask pupils questions to check their L5+ Research -Teachers to go through the introduction power point -Think, pair, share -Pupils to print database
-Finding errors in a paper database understanding to give pupils an opportunity to understand what activities within in the errors worksheet with
L5+ Collaboration databases are power point spotted errors.
-Decide on the errors in a database and presentation -Pupils must take a print
correct them -Observe the progress in their work to -Navigate pupils to the website. Show them what
screen of the secret agents
check their understanding as well information they have access to and how this can help
database showing all the
them achieve their grades
corrections made.
Subject specific knowledge:
-Pupils will understand why it is important to check -Higher ability pupils will need to
that data is accurate explain why they corrected the
-Pupils will show they can search for mistakes data they corrected
-Pupils will show they can make corrections in a -Pupils should save a copy or
database print out a copy of the homework
document.
-EXTENSION tasks-move on to lesson 2 Remind pupils, they will be green
stamp assessed on this task

(G1)/ (F2) Explain how to

check data for errors and
describe how you did this.

Week Topic Formal and summative Learning Talents Subject specific skills and knowledge Suggested BLP Independent study tasks
assessment opportunities activities and and assessment
resources
2 -Green stamp assessment. L5+ Research -Enter data into a database, directly into the table and -Think, pair, share -Pupils should complete for
-Collect and enter data from a data via a form activities within in the homework the database tables
collection form -Teachers to assess Secret agents L5+ Creativity power point started in lesson
Database -Design database tables and name fields presentation -Pupils to complete the data
- Design database tables for a given L5+ Self awareness
types worksheet for next
purpose -Specify the data types for different fields
lesson.
-Specify data types for database designs
(F1) Able to accurately enter
GREEN STAMP
data into a database using a
ASSESSMENT: form
Errors in a database (F3) It is important to check
sheet along with data is accurate because ..?
answers to (G1)(F2
and F3)

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Week Topic Formal and summative Learning Talents Subject specific skills and knowledge Suggested BLP Independent study tasks
assessment opportunities activities and and assessment
resources

3 -Ask pupils questions to check their L5+ Research -Teachers to go through the databases power point to -Think, pair, share Pupils must show they have
-Understanding what databases are and understanding teach pupils the following: activities within in the researched all the keywords.
their components L5+ Collaboration power point
-What a database is presentation Teachers to check that it is in
*NOT ON EDUCSHEMES -Observe the progress in their work to -What datasheet view is
their notebooks
check their understanding as well -What design view is
-What data types are
-What field names are (F1 )- Able to accurately enter
data into a database using a
Homework form
-How to enter data in a form and the reason why a (E3) Explain, with examples,
form is useful for someone in a particular field. what is meant by data types
and choose correct datatype
for individual fields.
(E4) Evidence of doing
internet searches and list
sources.

Week Topic Formal and summative Learning Talents Subject specific skills and knowledge Suggested BLP Independent study tasks
assessment opportunities activities and and assessment
resources

4 -Build database tables and forms
-Extension activity: building a table
based on a text file
- Informal assessment to take place
through observation
L5+ Collaboration -Build database tables -Ask pupils questions -Complete the querying task
that will lead them to
L5+Self awareness -Build database forms build their own database (E1) Show that am able to
design and build database
-Build a database from a text file
tables and forms for a
particular purpose

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Week Topic Formal and summative Learning Talents Subject specific skills and knowledge Suggested BLP Independent study tasks
assessment opportunities activities and and assessment
resources

5 -Query a paper based database - Informal assessment to take place L5+ Research -Query a paper based database - View video available in -No homework
through observation Eduschemes.com with
-Query a large electronic database L5+ Creativity -Query an electronic database using existing pupils. (E6) Construct queries using
queries multiple criteria using
L5+ Self awareness
operators to search for
-Query a database by writing your own queries answers to questions.
L5+ Collaboration

-Compare the benefits of using electronic

databases over paper based databases

Week Topic Formal and summative Learning Talents Subject specific skills and knowledge Suggested BLP Independent study tasks
assessment opportunities activities and and assessment
resources

6 -Discuss the use of the purpose of
different input devices
-Choose input devices for different
scenarios
-Observe the progress in their work to L5+ Research -Identify the purpose of different input and - Internet research using -No homework
check their understanding as well output devices. suggested websites.
L5+ Creativity (E4) Evidence of internet
-Choose input and output devices for different
searches
L5+ Self awareness scenarios.
(E5) Selected relevant
-Identify the costs of different components and
components to produce
L5+ Collaboration devices. results using wildcards
(D3) Explain the advantages
of database import and
GREEN STAMP exports, and efficiently create
ASSESSMENT: a table of people via a direct
(E1 E6) and (D3) import

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