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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: Computer parts

Identifying the purpose of different parts of a computer.

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Learning objective

To recognise the parts of a computer.

Success criteria

I can name the key parts of a

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

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Cross-curricular links

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit, check that the children can recall: Log in and log out means to begin and end a connection with a computer. A computer mouse can be used to click, drag, fill and select. Passwords are important for security. Adding backgrounds, text, layers, shapes and clipart in a digital art program. (The…

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Adaptive teaching

For pupils needing extra support

Could repeat new vocabulary back to a peer or adult; could use the sticky notes to support spelling.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could annotate their drawing, describing what the mouse, keyboard and screen do.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: confidently identifying a desktop computer’s peripherals

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Vocabulary definitions

buttons

Switches that you can press to control a device.
computer

An electronic machine that accepts and processes information to produce an output and then stores the results.

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In this unit

Assessment Computing Y2: What is a computer?

Lesson 1: Computer parts

Lesson 2: Inputs

Lesson 3: Technology safari

Lesson 4: Invention

Lesson 5: Real-world role play

Originally created by:

Sway Grantham

Computing specialist

Sway Grantham (@SwayGrantham) is a Primary School Teacher, a CAS Master Teacher and Specialist Leader in Education for Primary ICT. She also has a BCS Certificate in Computer Science Teaching (Primary). She has written several curricula and conducted research into the impact of 1:1…

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