Learning objective
- To evaluate if a program is successful based on the MakeCode outcome.
Success criteria
- I can reflect on a program by comparing
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Understand
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Expand and add detail and arrange the children into pairs. Allow time for paired discussion.
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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 support
Should write a simple sentence to explain what their code does e.g “When the on start button is pressed a heart shows”; could verbally explain how they did rather than using the Activity: How did I do?
Pupils working at greater depth
Should use the Activity: How did I do?: extension to give a more detailed evaluation; could write some detailed comments in their code to explain the purpose of each section and how it works.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: comparing the actual outcome of the
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Vocabulary definitions
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bug
An error in the code that makes a program do the wrong thing or not work properly.
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debug
Finding and fixing error in code.
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