Learning objective

  • To identify the components inside a laptop.

Success criteria

  • I can recognise a laptop’s inputs and outputs.
  • I
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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Design,
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Odd one out and allow time for a paired discussion.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should complete the Activity: Paper laptop (support).

Pupils working at greater depth

Should write an explanation of how each part works.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining that parts work together to

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Vocabulary definitions

  • CPU

    Central Processing Unit. The brain of a computer that deals with all the data it receives from input and output devices as well as programs run within the computer.

  • GPU

    Graphics Processing Unit. It is a piece of hardware that is used to help generate 2D and 3D images for programs such as games

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Sway Grantham

Computing specialist

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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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