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Key Features

Key features:
  • Demonstrates the roles that computer models play in dealing with real-life issues introducing children to spreadsheets to create their own models to represent and manage situations that are meaningful to them
  • Features two powerful interactive models at its heart, incorporating real water management data from South West Water:
    • 'Water management' allows pupils to control and manage the water supply to a population
    • 'Water at home' examines how water saving measures can be adopted in the home
This resource addresses:
  • QCA ICT Unit 66: Spreadsheet modelling
  • QCA Geography Unit 11: Water & Unit 14: Investigating rivers
  • Cross curricular development

Screen shots:


Computer modelling screenshot one

Multiple entry points

Computer modelling screenshot three

Original video filmed in the South West
Computer modelling screenshot two

Powerful interactive models


Further information


For further information please download the Computer Modelling information and flyer
here.



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