Flat File Databases

In this unit you will be learning all about flat file databases! It sounds really boring, but you'll be suprised at the fun you can have doing this...and for lesson 1 we won't even switch on our Chromebooks!

You will bring to this unit:

• Basic skills from computing lessons, such as keyboard and trackpad/mouse skills

• Maths Skills

• Computational thinking and problem solving skills

What you will learn:

• The importance of spreadsheets in everyday life and work

• More complex skills such as mathematical formulas

• How to turn data into information graphically

Where could this take you:

• Data Detective: As a Data Detective, you solve puzzles using spreadsheets. You organize information and find patterns to help businesses make smart decisions. You might work with numbers and charts to uncover secrets hidden in the data.

• Business Brain: Being a Business Brain means you help companies by studying numbers in spreadsheets. You create special models to understand how businesses can grow and make more money. Your work helps them plan for the future.

• Data Scientist Superstar: Imagine being a Data Scientist Superstar! You use your special skills to analyze big sets of data in spreadsheets. You find hidden clues and predict what might happen in the future. Your work helps businesses make important decisions.

• Spreadsheet Hero: As a Spreadsheet Hero, you become an expert at using spreadsheets. You help people understand complex information by organizing it neatly. You create colorful charts and graphs that make numbers easier to understand.

• Maths Magician: A Maths Magician is someone who loves numbers and makes them magical. You use spreadsheets to solve problems and find answers. You might work with money, budgets, or even invent new mathematical tricks!

Emerging: 

I can create a database of superheroes on paper and start to input that data into a spreadsheet

Developing A:

I can organise my data logically in a spreadsheet

Developing B:

I can format (colour cells) in a spreadsheet as well as the above.

Mastery:

I can use simple formula to calculate a total and create graphs of my data

Greater Depth:

I can use conditional Formatting in my spreadsheet to visually identify data quickly