Years 3–4: Using data purposefully
This scope and sequence unit explores how text, numbers, sound and images are transmitted between digital systems. Students explore symbols and images, and learn about the conventions of data representation. They apply their understanding by representing the same data in various ways.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 3-4 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Scope and sequence, Whole School |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Digital systems, Data representation |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI4K01
Explore and describe a range of digital systems and their peripherals for a variety of purposes
AC9TDI4K02
Explore transmitting different types of data between digital systems
AC9TDI4K03
Recognise different types of data and explore how the same data can be represented differently depending on the purpose |
| Keywords | scope and sequence, scope , sequence |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Mathematics, HASS, Digital Literacy |
| Organisation | ESA |
| Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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