Learning objective
- To evaluate a remixed program by reflecting on the effectiveness of computational thinking.
Success criteria
- I can explain where and how I used
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Design,
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Arrange the children into pairs. Hand out whiteboards, pens (one each) and the Knowledge organiser (one between two). Display the Presentation: Using the Knowledge organiser and explain the task to the children.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing support:
Should use the Activity: Project evaluation: support, which breaks down the thought process for each skill used; could verbally evaluate their program to a partner.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Should reflect on computational thinking in a bigger context (e.g. which skill was the hardest?); could consider how they could turn their program into an app and how this could contribute to teaching people about sustainability.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing how computational thinking skills were
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Vocabulary definitions
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computational thinking
Using logic to solve problems step by step.
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debug
To find and fix errors in code.
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In this unit
Assessment - Computing Y4: Computational thinking
Lesson 1: Decomposition and pattern recognition
Lesson 2: Abstraction
Lesson 3: Algorithm design
Lesson 4: Computational thinking in action
Lesson 5: Evaluating computational thinking
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 28th March, 2025
