B5 Computing · Term 2 Week 3: Introduction to Databases, Algorithm and Programming.

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.5.1.3.2 - Discuss the importance and uses of database.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State at least four uses of databases in everyday life.
Explain at least three reasons why databases are important to individuals and organisations.
Give examples from their own community where databases are used to keep records.
Discuss how database designers organise data to model real-life situations, such as school records or market inventories.
Work in groups to present a short talk on how a particular local organisation uses a database.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Programming and Databases (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Introduction to Databases, Algorithm and Programming. (5.1)
Content standard: B5.5.1.3 - Demonstrate how to use Databases
Indicator: B5.5.1.3.2 - Discuss the importance and uses of database.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 3 (Week 15 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Computing Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 19
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Play a video of the importance and uses of databases and ask learners to mention other uses of database and their importance. Assist learners to realise that Database designers typically organise the data to model aspects of reality in a way that supports processes requiring information.