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Functional ICT. Lesson Five Working with structured data (1/3). Recap . What should websites be? valid accurate r eliable What can you use to narrow down a web search? Boolean operators What allows you to access to the internet? Browsers
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Functional ICT Lesson Five Working with structured data (1/3)
Recap What should websites be? • valid • accurate • reliable What can you use to narrow down a web search? • Boolean operators What allows you to access to the internet? • Browsers What can you use to search for information? • Search engines Bookmarks allow you to ..........................? • save pages for future use AND OR NOT
Working with structured data Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Working with structured data Lesson Aims and Objectives • structure and present data in a table You will learn how to: • build a data table • enter meaningful field names • work with different types of data • format data • sort data in different ways
10 mins Structuring Data – Starter Task Task – What personal data do you think the college holds about you? How could this be stored in a spreadsheet? Right Click on the Cell
10 mins Formatting Structured data Task – What format type is most suitable and is it a meaningful data name? • Name • Age • Date of birth • Part number • Stock code (alpha and numeric) • Address • Cost • Company name • Salary • Order date • Course code • Car registration Extension task : What other data elements can you format?
The Spreadsheet Column Column Header Cell Row Data Table
Recap - Structured data Format the cells or columns to suit the data type Use meaning data names Spreadsheets consist of rows, columns and cells A range is a collection of two or more cells. Data can be formatted by : • Right clicking on cell or column • Select format cell • Select data type
10 mins Structuring Data Task – What obvious features differentiate UK bank notes? http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/current/index.htm
Structuring Data Can you identify each of the bank notes individually?
10 mins Structuring Data Task – Using the internet, create a spreadsheet that could log all of the information about UK bank notes? Ensure that appropriate data types are used. http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/current/index.htm Extension task : Format your spreadsheet using other types of formatting.
Skill Check • enter suitable field names • format data types • enter and edit records • understand the difference between rows, columns and cells
Homework Look at 5 spreadsheets you use at work and evaluate what different data types are employed and whether they are suitable for the type of data. Record your details and any changes you would make.