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Data, metadata and informations

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

CreatorFederica Fiorio, Francesco Fieni, Nicola Parisi
SubjectTechnology, IT
Length120 minutes
Pedagogical ApproachExplorative approach
CompetenciesScientific investigation, IT competencies, Data Collection, Conversion and Analysis.
Grades5-9
Link to the worksheetEnglish: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jH8qAIryJOfof93E2MCnMpEjXrobk3QIt261JNAzJ4U/edit?usp=sharing
Italian: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cTfk1qRSt6XF43u1lY-HlT2y2XF9XTF6mM8oSK0IF2o/edit?usp=sharing

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