Year 5 SC SEN IT Purple Mash Graphing

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Series of 2-4 lessons

  • This series of lessons will build on the Pictograms (Data) unit in year 3. The tool used for graphing during these lessons is 2Graph. This can be found on the Games tab in Purple Mash. As with all units, you may want to adapt the content to suit topics being studied in the classroom.

 

Objectives

  • to set up a graph with a given number of fields.
  • to enter data for a graph.
  • to produce and share graphs made on the computer.
  • to have solved a maths investigation.
  • to present the results in a range of graphical formats.

P Levels 7/8  Information Technology

  • Select media to convey information
  • Present information by combining media, with support
  • Present information and ideas by combining media independently

NC Computing Objectives

  • use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content
  • recognise common uses of information technology beyond school

Resources

  • 2Graph A user guide to this tool can be found in the Guides and Resources area of Purple Mash.
  • the lessons assume that pupils are logged onto Purple Mash with their own individual usernames
    and passwords so their work will be saved in their own folders automatically
  • Make sure that you have the Purple Mash shortcut icon ready on the desktop or tablet to save time when the children are logging in.
  • A teacher’s guide to 2Dos can be found in the Teacher section

Series of 2-4 lessons

Activities

Detailed lesson Plans from Purple Mash can be found here:

https://www.2simple.com/sites/default/files/media/Unit%203.8%20Graphing.pdf

This Purple mash lesson plan contains 2 Lessons but there is scope for it to take several more when linked to other subject areas

  1. To solve an investigation and present the results in graphic form
  2. To enter data into a graph and answer questions.

There are video tutorials to support the use of the software and different tools.

This unit works best if it is linked to other areas of the curriculum  like maths, English etc where it can be used to demonstrate and answer graphing and data questions.

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