Weather Database

Explore and record how to use computer databases to store, organise and interrogate data and information about what is happening in the weather
Explore and record how to use computer databases to store, organise and interrogate data and information about what is happening in the weather
Practise searching for and retrieving information from a prepared database about how the weather changes throughout each month of the year
Investigate and record how to compare different ways of storing and retrieving information about the weather that has been listed using both written texts and computer files
Explore how to search and record different dates that have been stored in an example database to match selected weather criteria
Practise sorting some dates that occur during the year into matching groups working with different criteria about what is happening in the weather
Explain and model how to use a prepared database to practise searching for facts and information about changes to the weather that is happening in the world
Practise using a manual method to record facts and information about some of the different types of weather that might occur on individual days throughout the year
Select and use a range of different natural materials found on a beach to produce some model sculptures on the theme of the seaside
Suggest and record additions and improvements to a seaside sculpture that has been produced using a range of different beach materials
Explain and model how to build and shape a sculpture to reflect the seaside using some of the special materials that can be found on a beach