Learning objective

  • To design an algorithm to support an everyday task.

Success criteria

  • I can design a clear algorithm to solve
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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

Arrange the children into pairs and display the Presentation: Fact tennis.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing support:

Should use the Activity: Morning algorithm (support) to help them with writing their algorithm; could draw instead of writing a visual sequence for each step of their morning algorithm.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Should explain how they used the skills of decomposition and abstraction when creating their algorithm; could consider where they might use a ‘repeat’ instruction instead of listing every step; could suggest a ‘conditional’ statement, such as ‘if a reading book needs changing, go to the reading area’.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: designing a clear algorithm to solve the

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Vocabulary definitions

  • algorithm

    A set of step-by-step instructions to solve a problem or complete a task.

  • algorithm design

    Creating clear step-by-step instructions to make something work.

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