Data and Information for Computers

ComputingArtificial IntelligenceAges 7–9

What data is: information that computers use — numbers, words, pictures, sounds; everything a computer knows comes from data that people give it

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Recognise different kinds of computer data and trace where they come from.

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Follow this model in an accessible mode before attempting independent work. Graph ordering is not learner mastery; revisit prerequisites if the guided task still needs full modeling.

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Check readiness rather than assuming source graph order establishes attainment.

Use fictional examples; no real messages, photos, passwords, accounts or searches are needed. Open Show (S), then Guided (G), then Try (T). Hide earlier work and keys before Try. Use only the supplied stage material; do not invent additional cards. Pause or split the session if needed.

Materials are ready in each step. Use them on screen or print just the current step. Put teaching examples aside before the learner tries.

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partial: What data is: information that computers use — numbers, words, pictures, sounds; everything a computer knows comes from data that people give it
Conceptual data sorting, not a implemented app or a claim that computers only receive directly human-entered data.
partial: Define data as information stored in a computer (numbers, text, images, sounds)
Conceptual data sorting, not a implemented app or a claim that computers only receive directly human-entered data.
partial: Give at least three examples of data they create every day (photos, messages, search queries)
Conceptual data sorting, not a implemented app or a claim that computers only receive directly human-entered data.
partial: Explain that a computer only knows what it has been given — it has no knowledge of its own
Conceptual data sorting, not a implemented app or a claim that computers only receive directly human-entered data.
partial: Could {{name}} explain what 'data' means and give examples of data they create every time they use a phone or computer?
Conceptual data sorting, not a implemented app or a claim that computers only receive directly human-entered data.

Conceptual data sorting, not a implemented app or a claim that computers only receive directly human-entered data.

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Define data as information stored in a computer (numbers, text, images, sounds)
Give at least three examples of data they create every day (photos, messages, search queries)
Explain that a computer only knows what it has been given — it has no knowledge of its own

“Could your child explain what 'data' means and give examples of data they create every time they use a phone or computer?”

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Type: Conceptual
Subject: Computing
Domain: Artificial Intelligence
Age range: Ages 7–9