5-6 Digital Technologies Vic Curric - Data, Information and Privacy

Victorian Curriculum Digital Technologies, Levels 5–6, Data and Information strand: how data is represented in binary, collecting and organising data in spreadsheets, formulas and charts, and protecting personal data and privacy.

Modules (46)

1 Data and information 2 Types of data: numbers and text 3 Types of data: images, sound and video 4 Same data, different representations 5 Digital systems store everything as numbers 6 Bits and the binary digits 0 and 1 7 Binary place values 8 Writing small numbers in binary 9 Reading binary numbers 10 Representing text with number codes 11 Representing images with pixels 12 Primary and secondary data sources 13 Collecting data with a survey 14 Spreadsheet rows, columns and cells 15 Cell references like A1 16 Entering data into cells 17 Organising data in a table with headings 18 Importing data from a CSV file 19 Sorting data 20 Filtering data 21 Cleaning data 22 Formulas start with = 23 Arithmetic operators + - * / 24 The SUM function 25 The AVERAGE function 26 The MIN and MAX functions 27 The COUNT function 28 Copying a formula down a column 29 Formatting numbers and cells 30 Finding patterns, trends and outliers 31 Choosing the right chart 32 Column and bar charts 33 Line charts 34 Pie charts 35 Chart titles, axis labels and legends 36 Drawing conclusions from data 37 Personal data 38 Personal data stored in online accounts 39 Digital footprint 40 Active and passive digital footprints 41 Permanence of digital footprints 42 Privacy settings 43 Consent when collecting personal data 44 Collecting only the data you need 45 Anonymising data 46 Privacy check for a data project

Smaller journeys, one per content description

The same modules, split up so a class can take just the content description it's working on.

5-6 Digital Technologies: Data, information and binary representation — VC2TDI6D01 Students learn the difference between data and information, meet the main types of data, and explore how digital systems represent text, images and sound as numbers, including binary.

5-6 Digital Technologies: Acquiring and manipulating data — VC2TDI6D02 Students collect data from primary and secondary sources, enter and organise it in spreadsheets, and sort, filter and clean it.

5-6 Digital Technologies: Analysing and visualising data — VC2TDI6D03 Students use spreadsheet formulas and functions, find patterns, build and label charts, and draw conclusions from data.

5-6 Digital Technologies: Digital footprint and privacy — VC2TDI6D06 Students learn what personal data is, how their digital footprint is created and why it lasts, and how to consider privacy when collecting personal data.

Printables for this journey

Every module above has its own free printable worksheet with an answer key. These crosswords and word searches cover the same terms:

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Crossword: Data, information and binary representation (Modules 1–10) 10 clues · Data and information, Types of data: numbers and text, Types of data: images, sound and video, Same data, different representations and more

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Crossword: Data, information and binary representation and Acquiring and manipulating data (Modules 11–20) 10 clues · Representing images with pixels, Primary and secondary data sources, Collecting data with a survey, Spreadsheet rows, columns and cells and more

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Crossword: Acquiring and manipulating data and Analysing and visualising data (Modules 21–30) 10 clues · Cleaning data, Formulas start with =, Arithmetic operators + - * /, The SUM function and more

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Crossword: Analysing and visualising data and Digital footprint and privacy (Modules 31–56) 10 clues · Choosing the right chart, Column and bar charts, Line charts, Pie charts and more

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Word Search: Data, information and binary representation and Acquiring and manipulating data (Modules 1–20) 20 words to find · Data and information, Types of data: numbers and text, Types of data: images, sound and video, Same data, different representations and more

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Word Search: Acquiring and manipulating data to Digital footprint and privacy (Modules 21–56) 20 words to find · Cleaning data, Formulas start with =, Arithmetic operators + - * /, The SUM function and more

Frequently Asked Questions

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What year level is this for?

Years 5 and 6 — the modules follow Victorian Curriculum Digital Technologies, Levels 5–6.

Can I print them?

Yes — every module has a one-click Print Worksheet button that generates a printable page with the practice questions and a full answer key.

Is this aligned to a curriculum?

Yes — the modules are grouped by the Levels 5–6 Data and Information content descriptions of the Victorian Curriculum Digital Technologies (VC2TDI6D01, D02, D03 and D06), and each section below can be added to a class on its own.

Can students use this without a teacher?

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Do I need to know Years 5–6 Data & Information myself to teach this?

No — every module comes with a full worked answer key, and Cloodit tracks who's stuck automatically, so you don't need to solve each exercise yourself before assigning it or be able to debug a student's work line by line.

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