Learning objective

  • To recognise how bit patterns represent images as pixels.

Success criteria

  • I can recall how computers transfer data in

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Understand

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit, check that the children can recall: Data transmission is the movement of data from one point to another. The Mars rover is a robotic vehicle that explores, investigates and returns data about the terrain on Mars. Binary is the basic communication between computers, including the Mars rover. ASCII (American Standard Code…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could use a spreadsheet already set to the correct row height and column width; could be supported to access the spreadsheet file on a device; could use the Knowledge organiser to support them with understanding and using keywords, such as pixels.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could create more detailed images by adjusting the pixel size in their spreadsheet (smaller column width, row height or zooming out); should be encouraged to think about shading images using a range of colours; could be encouraged to use the ‘custom’ tab to explore colour options.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: creating a pixel picture; explaining that

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Vocabulary definitions

  • binary image

    An image where the pixels are made up of only two colours, such as black and white.

  • input

    Information sent to a computer for processing by an input device, such as a keyboard or mouse.

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Richard Williams

Computing specialist

Image Specialists 6
Richard is a Year 6 Teacher at St. Pancras Primary School. Richard’s passion for teaching was recognised when he received Suffolk’s ‘Raising The Bar’ award for Innovation 2016. With his class he made the world’s first guided VR:360 school tour and also a…
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