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Collecting data about litter in the community (Years 3-4)

The litter students find in the local environment can provide a good source of data. The interpretation of this data can help students answer a range of inquiry questions.

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Year band(s)	3-4
Content type	Lesson ideas
Format	Document
Core and overarching concepts	Data interpretation, Data acquisition, Data representation, Computational thinking
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)	AC9TDI4K03 Recognise different types of data and explore how the same data can be represented differently depending on the purpose AC9TDI4P01 Define problems with given design criteria and by co-creating user stories AC9TDI4P02 Follow and describe algorithms involving sequencing, comparison operators (branching) and iteration
Keywords	data collection, data representation, data interpretation, computational thinking, DTiF, dtif, DTIF, ACARA
Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs	Sustainability, Numeracy, Literacy, Digital Literacy
Organisation	Australian Government Department of Education and Training
Copyright	Australian Government Department of Education and Training, CC BY 4.0