Learning objective
- To combine computational thinking skills to solve a problem.
Success criteria
- I can identify which computational thinking skill to
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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: Anagrams and arrange the children into pairs.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should spend longer at each activity if needed and complete less challenges.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should identify the computational thinking skills being used to solve each question; could create their own challenge for a partner to solve.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: understanding how computational thinking can help
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Vocabulary definitions
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abstraction
Identifying the important detail and ignoring irrelevant information.
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algorithm
A set of mathematical instructions or rules that, especially if given to a computer, will help to calculate an answer to a problem.
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In this unit
Assessment - Computing Y4: Computational thinking
Lesson 1: What is computational thinking?
Lesson 2: Decomposition
Lesson 3: Abstraction and pattern recognition
Lesson 4: Algorithm design
Lesson 5: Applying computational thinking
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 4th June, 2024
