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Subjects

Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 1: Rocket materials

Learning about different types of digital content; identifying the different parts of a rocket and making a digital list of materials needed to build one.

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Learning objective

To recognise that digital content can be represented in many forms.

Success criteria

I can use a computer to create a

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

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Cross-curricular links

Design and Technology

Design

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

What is a computer keyboard used for? (To type.) How do you log in to school computers? (Type in your username and password in the correct box.) How do you click and drag? (Place the cursor over it, press and hold down the left mouse button and then move the mouse while still holding down…

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Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support

Could use a drawing program, such as ‘Sketchpad’; however, it is good to try and get each item in the list written out as this builds the necessary skills for creating tables and spreadsheets.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could be encouraged to use a spreadsheet (e.g. Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets). Could use the internet to research methods to make the rockets move (e.g. using balloons, water pressure, blowing through a straw).

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