Data, Sources and Usage · B4 Computing

Lesson notes

Indicator: B4.1.3.1.3

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define primary sources of information in their own words and give at least three examples.
Sort given examples of data into primary sources and non-primary sources with at least 80% accuracy.
Explain the difference between a primary source (like a photograph taken at an event) and a secondary source (like a textbook written later).
Work in groups to identify and discuss where in their community they can find primary sources of information, and present their findings to the class.
Match each primary source type (photograph, audio recording, video, letter, speech, etc.) to a real-life situation where it would be created or used.

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Strand: Introduction to Computing (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Data, Sources and Usage (1.3)
Content standard: B4.1.3.1 - Identify Data and collect data from different sources.
Indicator: B4.1.3.1.3 - Identify primary sources of information (photographs, audio recordings, video recordings, film, letters and diaries, speeches, published books, newspapers and magazines, government publications, oral histories, etc.)
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 5 (Week 17 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

strand name - printed p.2 and the table of contents head B4 strand 1 "WORD PROCESSING", which is a copy-paste error. Corrected to "INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING" on four pieces of evidence: the scope-and-sequence names strand 1 "Introduction to computing"; B5 and B6 both print "STRAND 1: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING" over the same sub-strands; B4 own p.9 heads strand 3 "WORD PROCESSING"; and B4 strand 1 sub-strands are Generation of Computers, MS-Windows Interface, Data Sources and Usage, and Technology in the Community, none of which is word processing
Curriculum reference: Computing Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 5
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Guide learners in groups to discuss where one can get data and information and make a presentation on it to the class.