In this unit children
develop their awareness of different types of questions, how they can
be asked and how ICT can be used to answer them using different types
of software. They learn that some of the programs they have used so
far to present data cannot provide the answers to some specific
questions. They begin to realise that programs have limitations and
that it is knowledge of the facilities and tools offered that helps us
to select the most appropriate tool for a task.
Children learn how to ask questions that can be answered with yes
or no responses. They have opportunities to work with a prepared file
on a binary tree program to practise their questioning skills.
Children will have opportunities to enter and store information
using some of the different types of ICT information resources that
are available. Children will use what they have learned in this unit
to help them to ask more focused questions to find specific
information when studying Units
2C
'Finding information' and
3C
'Introduction to databases'.
A number of programs are appropriate for work on questions and
answers. It is not suggested that they are all used by all of the
children and, because of the scope of this unit, teachers may feel it
is appropriate to break it down into sub-units that can be utilised
over a slightly extended period.
