INF 2.1 Students explain the purposes of different forms of information and describe how these are used in everyday life.	INF 2.2 Students use simple techniques for accessing and presenting information for themselves and others.
Students know that: · different forms of information have different purposes · different forms of information are used in everyday life. Students explain the purposes of information as they: · consider the role of different forms of information – to instruct - a recipe for making playdough - symbols such as road symbols – to persuade - advertising on TV and billboards – to inform - news on TV, newspapers, magazines – to report - non-fiction books, weather reports – to help different people understand the same message - sign language, symbols – to entertain - a joke or a film. Students consider how forms of information are used in everyday life as they: · record which forms of information students, their families and friends access – newspapers for information – television programs for entertainment – instructions for assembling an item – recipes when cooking – signs when locating a shop or street – diagrams or maps to find a location – instructions to enter competitions – advertisements to persuade themselves or others to buy things or do things.	Students know how: · simple techniques are used to access and present information. Students access and present information for themselves and others as they: · access information – use the library to gather data – question classmates about opinions, feelings or ideas – use the computer to access information from a CDROM – use books to find information – watch television or video to gather information about a selected topic · present information – identify purposes for presentation - to instruct - to persuade - to inform - to report - to help different people understand the same - message - to entertain – identify the intended audience – select forms that are appropriate for the purpose - present this information in a simple graph - present it using a computer program - make a simple chart of instructions for others to follow.
At each level, activities should occur in a range of contexts. Students should consider aspects of ppropriateness and management within these activities. Examples · Students identify the role of colour in packaging and use bright colours to make advertisements. · Students examine features used in a newspaper layout, such as print size and font style, and adopt these ideas as they design their own newspapers. · Students examine how television interviews report on people’s ideas and use a video camera to record a report on the environmental views of their classmates. · Students explain why they use a simple graph to present information from a class survey about how children get to school. · Students explain how their poster, created with the computer, informs people about the school fete and encourages them to attend.