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ICT and Geography lesson plan/weather

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Author: Keith Pinkerton, Stranmillis University College (2 May 02)

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At a Glance
SubjectInformation and Communication TechnologyInformation and Communication Technology
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Age RangePrimaryPrimary
 Year 3Year 3
 Key Stage 1Key Stage 1
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TimescaleLessonLesson
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ScopeIndividual studentIndividual student
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Resource TypeClass TeachingClass Teaching
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Development StageFirst ThoughtFirst Thought
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DescriptionThis lesson focusses on developing ICT skills by recording information and drawing graphs of their results on the computer.
 
ObjectivePupils will develop the ability to use the computer to record results and also draw simple graphs. This will allow the children to see that computers can be used in a number of differt ways and will also allow them to become more confident in ICT.
 
AssessmentAssessment focusses on how well the children complete the tasks, their ability to use the computer software and also their ability to discuss what they have done.
 
Prior KnowledgeStudents, prior to this lesson, must have knowledge of weather. They must also have observed and recorded the weather over a two week period and then placed their results in the weather charts provided. Once the data has been collected and only then can this lesson be carried out.
 
ExpectationsChildren by the end of this lesson and the lessons prior to this should have developed confidence in using ICT to record information and also developed knowledge in the different types of weather, the symbols used to record these all of which will be the base of knowledge later developed in Key Stage 2 in relation to weather reports
 
MaterialsMS Word worksheet - This worksheet needs to be completed prior to this lesson on ICT on which the children will record the weather over two weeks

MS Word lesson plan - This lesson plan shows how you could incorporate ICT into a scheme of Geography on weather through recording data and drawing graphs. The development of these skills even at this level of Key Stage 1 will help the child and these skills will be developed further throughout their time in school

 

Comments

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Dan Bunker, Tre Moderator
(28 Mar 03)
TRE comment Good resource - The detailed lesson plan and well presented data collection sheet will be useful when teaching this popular topic.

A simple data handling program capable of producing pictograms is needed in this work.
 


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MS Wordlesson plan (34 kb)
 
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