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

Lesson 1: Homes in space

Learning that the International Space Station (ISS) is home for astronauts in space and using an interactive map to locate features.

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Learning objective

To locate features on an interactive map.

Success criteria

I can describe what humans need in their

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

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Cross-curricular links

Science

Animals, including humans

Pupils should be

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit, you might want to check that children can recall: A branching database is a way of classifying a group of objects. How to represent data on a computer (e.g. using software to create bar charts or pictograms). How to navigate and use Sketchpad.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could record their research by drawing pictures using the Activity: International Space Station map; could benefit from using a touchscreen device instead of a mouse to navigate the interactive map.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should label two sensors on their Activity: International Space Station map and write sentences to explain what they measure; for example, this sensor detects gases in the air that could be dangerous; this sensor measures the astronauts’ health.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: navigating the digital map; describing and explaining

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Vocabulary definitions

digital content

Information and media, such as videos and pictures stored on a computer.
interactive map

A digital map that can be searched, zoomed in or out of and used to provide information about a place.

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In this unit

Assessment - Computing Y2: International Space Station

Lesson 1: Homes in space

Lesson 2: Space bag

Lesson 3: Warmer, colder

Lesson 4: Experiments in space

Lesson 5: Goldilocks planets

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Richard Williams

Computing specialist

Richard is a Year 6 Teacher at St. Pancras Primary School. Richard’s passion for teaching was recognised when he received Suffolk’s ‘Raising The Bar’ award for Innovation 2016. With his class he made the world’s first guided VR:360 school tour and also a…

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