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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Use a computer to make a list.
- Explain the benefits of making a list on the computer.
- Use a basic range of tools on graphics editing software to design a rocket.
- Sequence instructions.
- Follow instructions to build their model rocket.
- Input data about their rockets into a table or spreadsheet.
Suggested prior learning
Computing systems and networks 1: Using a computer
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Rocket materials
Lesson 2: Rocket design
Lesson 3: Rocket building instructions
Lesson 4: Making a rocket
Lesson 5: Rocket launching
Key skills
- Learning where
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Key knowledge
To know:
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Key vocabulary
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Resources
Unit resources
Computing
Knowledge Organiser: Computing – Y1 Rocket to the moon
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit.
Computing
Vocabulary display: Rocket to the moon
A display version of the key vocabulary from the Rocket to the moon unit.
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Cross-curricular links
Design and Technology: Design, Make, Evaluate, Technical knowledge
Mathematics: Measurement, Statistics
English: Writing – composition, Reading – comprehension
History
Science: Everyday materials
