Years 7–8: Collaborative data project
This scope and sequence unit provides an opportunity for students to apply the data-analysis skills from the ‘Working with data’ unit in the context of a digital solution designed, developed and evaluated collaboratively. Project management principles and skills are explicitly introduced in pathway 1, then three different option pathways provide contexts and ideas for student projects that involve the collection and analysis of data and the presentation of information. Choose one pathway that suits your students’ needs, school context and available resources.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Scope and sequence, Whole School |
| Format | Web page |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI8P04
Define and decompose real-world problems with design criteria and by creating user stories
AC9TDI8P08
Generate, modify, communicate and evaluate alternative designs
AC9TDI8P10
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories and possible future impact
AC9TDI8P11
Select and use a range of digital tools efficiently, including unfamiliar features, to create, locate and communicate content, consistently applying common conventions
AC9TDI8P12
Select and use a range of digital tools efficiently and responsibly to share content online, and plan and manage individual and collaborative agile projects |
| Keywords | scope and sequence, scope, sequence |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Mathematics, Digital Literacy, Critical and creative thinking, Personal and social capability |
| Organisation | ESA |
| Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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Scope and sequence overview
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