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Finding Things Out

Year 6 expectations

By the end of Year 6, most pupils should be able to:


• identify the information they need to complete a simple task or solve a simple problem;

• use simple search techniques, including indexes and lists of contents, to find information;

• prepare information for use in a task by downloading relevant pieces or Collecting them from various sources;

• classify information for use in a database and understand how a suitable structure is created;

• recognise different types of information such as text, numbers, graphics;

• enter data into a database, search it and present data in simple tables and graphs;

• check that information is accurate and reasonable;

• discuss what might happen if information is entered into the computer
incorrectly or not downloaded completely.