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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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics (Year 2)
Statistics
Pupils should be
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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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Extended-mode explainer videos
How to extend your display to view the lesson page and preseantion mode simultaneously. Choose your operating system below to watch the video
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
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computer
Electronic machine that accepts and processes information to produce an output and then stores the results.
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data
Information used for a specific purpose or investigation.
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