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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 4: Computer memory

Understanding the purpose of various parts of a computer, including the ROM, RAM and hard drives.

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Learning objective

To understand the purpose of computer parts.

Success criteria

I can explain that a computer is made

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

Design,

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Cross-curricular links

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Quizmaster and hand out whiteboards and pens.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could match the clues to the answers using the Activity: Scavenger Hunt Answers (support).

Pupils working at greater depth

Should be encouraged to explain connections between the different parts of the computer.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: suggesting what memory inside a computer

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Vocabulary definitions

components

The parts that make up a computer.
disassemble

To separate something into smaller parts.

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In this unit

Assessment - Computing Y3: Journey inside a computer

Lesson 1: Inputs and outputs

Lesson 2: Building a paper laptop

Lesson 3: Following instructions

Lesson 4: Computer memory

Lesson 5: Dismantling a tablet

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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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