Learning objective

  • To apply and reflect on computational thinking skills while creating a Scratch project.

Success criteria

  • I can break my project into smaller parts
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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: Speak like an expert.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing support:

Should be encouraged to write notes in the comments section of the Activity: Computational thinking skills log; could watch the Pupil video: Remixing code before the lesson as a pre-teaching tool to build familiarity with the key concepts.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Should tick multiple boxes on the Activity: Computational thinking skills log to show the variety of computational thinking skills used; should add sound effects or a timer to make the quiz more engaging for the player; could program different backgrounds with code for each question to enhance the visual appeal and improve the experience for the user.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: using decomposition to identify key blocks

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Vocabulary definitions

  • abstraction

    Identifying the important detail and ignoring irrelevant information.

  • algorithm design

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

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