Learning objective

  • To design an invention to gather data.

Success criteria

  • I can explain how computers understand different types

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Use

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Explain the answer and organise the children into pairs.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should talk through their ideas at the beginning to help clarify what their computerised invention should do; could describe and explain its function or write one-word labels.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should add detailed labels to their design, experimenting with different colours, sizes and fonts.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: designing a computerised invention to gather

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Vocabulary definitions

  • computer

    Electronic machine that accepts and processes information to produce an output and then stores the results.

  • data

    Information used for a specific purpose or investigation.

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Cat Lamin

Computing specialist

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Cat is a former primary school teacher with 12 years of teaching experience. She has a passion for coding and computer science and specialises in supporting teachers who are getting started on their journey into using technology in the classroom. In 2017 she…
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