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Additional details
| Year band(s) | 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Professional learning, Article or research |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Data representation, Data acquisition |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI10P01
Develop techniques to acquire, store and validate data from a range of sources using software, including spreadsheets and databases
AC9TDI10P02
Analyse and visualise data interactively using a range of software, including spreadsheets and databases, to draw conclusions and make predictions by identifying trends and outliers |
| Keywords | historical data |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge and Raspberry Pi Foundation |
| Copyright | © University of Cambridge and Raspberry Pi Foundation. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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