Data

Key Stage 1

Meaning

Data is the facts you write down from an observation or experiment.

Singular Noun: Datum

Plural Noun: Data

About Data

Data can be a set of numbers, like the height of everyone in the room, or it can be descriptions like the properties of a material, for example; bricks are hard and rough.

Examples

A scientist measured the height of everyone in the room.

A scientist wrote down observations about the texture of bricks.

Used in a Sentence

A scientist collected data on the heights of everyone in the room by writing down their height in centimetres.

A scientist recorded data on the texture of bricks, noting that they are hard, rough and opaque.

Key Stage 2

Meaning

Data is two or more pieces of information taken from observation or experiment.

Key Stage 3

Meaning

Data is two or more pieces of information taken from observation or experiment.

Key Stage 4

Meaning

Data is two or more pieces of information taken from observation or experiment.

References

AQA

Data, pages 259-264, 281-283, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA

Data, pages 264-270, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA

Data; Evaluation of, pages 204, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA

Data; Interpretation of, pages 115-16, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA

Data; Presentation of, pages 56, 139-40, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA

Data; processing, page 13, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA

Data; processing, page 14, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA

Data; types, page 15, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA

Data; types, page 16, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA