Metadata are information that are meant to describe the informative resources contained in data, in order to improve their visibility and accessibility in a reference system. Since data processing is one of the main features of Citizen Science projects, it is considered appropriate to allocate a learning scenario for students to thoroughly understand the link between information, data and metadata.
In this learning scenario students will understand the main functions of metadata: localization and search, which can be used to index documents in an archive.
Main Idea
| Creator | Federica Fiorio, Francesco Fieni, Nicola Parisi | ||||
| Subject | Technology, IT | ||||
| Length | 120 minutes | ||||
| Pedagogical Approach | Explorative approach | ||||
| Competencies | Scientific investigation, IT competencies, Data Collection, Conversion and Analysis. | ||||
| Grades | 5-9 | ||||
| Link to the worksheet | English: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jH8qAIryJOfof93E2MCnMpEjXrobk3QIt261JNAzJ4U/edit?usp=sharing Italian: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cTfk1qRSt6XF43u1lY-HlT2y2XF9XTF6mM8oSK0IF2o/edit?usp=sharing |