INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES… · B6 Computing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.5.1.1.8 - Operate basics SQL: querying and manipulating data.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define SQL and explain its purpose as a language for talking to databases.
Write a simple CREATE DATABASE command to set up a new database.
Use the SELECT command to retrieve specific names of students from a class database.
Apply the UPDATE command to change or correct data in a database.
Read and interpret simple SQL commands and predict what each one will do.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Programming and Databases (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES, ALGORITHM AND PROGRAMMING. LANGUAGES (e.g. MS- EXCEL, SCRATCH, VB DOT NET ETC.) (5.1)
Content standard: B6.5.1.1 - Demonstrate how to manipulate data in Databases
Indicator: B6.5.1.1.8 - Operate basics SQL: querying and manipulating data.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 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. 40
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Guide learners to write simple queries to retrieve specific names of students from a database of the names of all students in class database design. eg. CREATE DATABASE , SELECT and UPDATE