7.+Databases

//**Focus:**// **Databases help us store, organize, and retrive important and necessary information**

//**Time:**//

//**Content To Be Learned:**//
 * 1) What are databases?
 * 2) What are they used for?
 * 3) How do you create & edit databases?
 * 4) How do you search for & organize information in database?

//**Skills To Be Learned/Reviewed:**//
 * Using Database terms (record, file, query, etc.)
 * Creating a database, records, files
 * Doing queries using Design View
 * Creating Forms & Reports using Wizards
 * Formatting reports & Forms
 * Inserting Data from an Excel Spreadsheet into a new database

//**Homework From The Text:**// //**Class Notes:**//

The Teach-ICT website has a very good presentation on databases that we will use: []

Also, here is an introductory lesson on databases:


 * //Practical Work://**

Students will go through the following exercises to prepare for the practical section of databases:

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