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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 3: Introduction to variables

Learning what variables are and why they are used.

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Learning objective

To recognise what a variable is.

Success criteria

I can use the ‘ask’ block in Scratch.
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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Brain dump and hand out whiteboards and pens (one each). Use the Download: Ice kingdom .sb3 file or the link: Scratch - Ice kingdom to show the children the game again if necessary.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Should watch the Pupil video: Conditional statements again; could be reminded where to find the ‘ask’ and ‘answer’ block; could view the step-by-step guide in the Presentation: Conditional statements for further support.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Should be encouraged to create different questions and think about ways to make sure responses are interesting for the player.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: understanding what a variable

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Vocabulary definitions

conditional statement

Helps the computer decide what to do next based on the user's answer.
program

A set of instructions that a computer follows.

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In this unit

Assessment - Computing Y4: Further coding with Scratch

Lesson 1: Scratch reminder

Lesson 2: Identifying what code does

Lesson 3: Introduction to variables

Lesson 4: Making a variable

Lesson 5: Times tables project

Originally created by:

Cat Lamin

Computing specialist

Cat is a former primary school teacher with 12 years of teaching experience. She has a passion for coding and computer science and specialises in supporting teachers who are getting started on their journey into using technology in the classroom. In 2017 she…

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