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\nOur year 5 ICT group\u00a0made a set of \u201cTop Trump\u201d style cards using Textease CT Database, on the theme of \u201cUK\u00a0birds\u201d. We discussed which field names to have and settled on:<\/p>\n
\nOur year 5 ICT group\u00a0made a set of \u201cTop Trump\u201d style cards using Textease CT Database, on the theme of \u201cUK\u00a0birds\u201d. We discussed which field names to have and settled on:<\/p>\n
Picture
\nName
\nWingspan (cm)
\nLength (cm)
\nWeight (g)
\nMaximum clutch size
\nFerocity – (the traditional Top Trumps made up field!)<\/p>\n
They also had to decide the unit of measurement – very important they are consistent!<\/p>\n
We used http:\/\/www.garden-birds.co.uk\/<\/strong><\/a> to\u00a0research the necessary data and used the bird clipart pictures provided on the links page of the project website. The children had to decide on a ferocity factor on a scale of 1-10!<\/p>\n With a class of children choosing a few birds each, they\u00a0 very quickly created a whole pack of cards, which were laminated for hours of fun! A set of cards was sent to a small primary school in North Queensland, Australia. Their children enjoyed the game so much, they requested another pack! We were delighted to receive a pack of cards which they made in return. The game was also featured in a Guardian photo shoot, when the newspaper visited the school to write an article about the use of nest box cameras in school.<\/p>\n Follow up lessons included scanning the database for mistakes – we found a Canada Goose had a weight of 4.6g! What had gone wrong here? What should it have been? Our year 5 ICT group\u00a0made a set of \u201cTop Trump\u201d style cards using Textease CT Database, on the theme of \u201cUK\u00a0birds\u201d. We discussed which field names to have and settled on: Picture Name Wingspan (cm) Length (cm) Weight (g) Maximum … Continue reading
\nThe children also used the finished database to query which other cards might beat their card on particular fields.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"