Computing: Upper Key Stage 2

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Useful resources for Computing

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Making use of great, freely available software, Kapow Primary's lessons develop pupils’ knowledge across five areas: Digital Literacy and Online Safety, Computational Thinking and Computers and Hardware.

Year 5

Computing
Computing systems and networks: Search engines
(5 lessons)
Understanding how search engines work and developing searching skills to find relevant and accurate information online.
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Computing
Programming 1: Music
(5 lessons)
Applying programming skills to create sounds and melodies leading to a battle of the bands performance.
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Computing
Data handling: Mars Rover 1
(5 lessons)
Identifying some of the types of data that the Mars Rover collects and explaining how the Mars Rover…
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Computing
Programming 2: Micro:bit
(5 lessons)
Clipping blocks together in a program and predicting what will happen while making connections with previously used programming…
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Stop-motion animation – Option 1: Stop Motion Studio
(5 lessons)
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Stop-motion animation – Option 2: with cameras
(5 lessons)
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Computing
Skills showcase: Mars Rover 2
(5 lessons)
Learning about pixels and binary, creating a pixel picture and saving a JPEG as a bitmap to understand…
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Computing
Online safety: Year 5
(5 lessons)
Learning about potential online dangers and safety.
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Year 6

Computing
*NEW* Computing systems and networks: Bletchley Park and the history of computers
(5 lessons)
Exploring code-breaking at Bletchley Park, historical figures in computing, the evolution of computers, designing a computer of the…
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Computing
*NEW* Computing systems and networks: Exploring AI
(5 lessons)
Exploring what AI is and how it generates text, images and code, as well as learning about creating…
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Computing
Programming: Intro to Python
(5 lessons)
Learning the fundamentals of the programming language of Python, they will test, change and explain what their program…
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Computing
Data handling 1: Big Data 1
(5 lessons)
Understanding about the use of big data including barcodes, QR codes, infrared, and RFID technologies. Children will create…
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Computing
Data handling 2: Big Data 2
(5 lessons)
Understanding data usage through the use of mobile data vs wi-fi, the Internet of Things, and big data.…
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Computing
Skills showcase: Inventing a product
(5 lessons)
Designing a new electronic product and using CAD software to design appropriate housing for it. Developing skills in…
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Computing
Online safety: Year 6
(6 lessons)
Learning how to navigate the internet in an informed, safe and respectful way.
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