Learning objective
- To program an animation.
Success criteria
- I can decompose an animation into a series
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Design,
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Brain dump and allow the children time to discuss in pairs.
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Extended-mode explainer videos
How to extend your display to view the lesson page and preseantion mode simultaneously. Choose your operating system below to watch the video
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the icons to create the animation or give examples of 5 x 5 images to recreate on the squared paper. Should use the ‘Show Icon’ block in ‘Basic’, which has some images already created.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should create an animation with more images. Could control the animation by adapting the program so that it starts on an input, e.g. button a being pressed, or shake.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: creating their own images to make
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Vocabulary definitions
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.hex file
A file type that carries binary information.
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animation
A sequence of moving images.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 16th January, 2024
