Year 3 Branching databases Lesson 2 Making groups

Year 3 – Branching databases Lesson 2 – Making groups Activity handout Save a copy Images and questions Introduction Group the learners into groups of four/six. Give each group a set of cut-out images and questions, and a large sheet of paper. First the learners need to choose a question which splits the group into two smaller, equal groups. Ensure the learners are clearly separating the groups once they have used the questions to make it clearer for them. The learners have to use four of the remaining questions to break the groups down further, until each dinosaur is represented in their own group. Remind the learners to set the groups out in a way that is easy to recognise which question they used to split each group. Note: Once the learners have separated the group once, they could begin working on each branch of the database concurrently; one half of the group would work to separate the ‘yes’ group and one half would work to separate the ‘no’ group. This might help the learners by making sure that the images remain completely separated. This resource is available online at ncce. io/dat 3 -2 -ri. Resources are updated regularly — please check that you are using the latest version. This resource is licensed under the Open Government Licence, version 3. For more information on this licence, see ncce. io/ogl.

Possible questions, in case you get stuck. As you can see there are lots of possibilities. Does it have a tail? Does it have a fin on its back? Does it walk on two legs? Does it fly? Does it have legs? Does it have a horn? Does it have stripes?