Learning objective

  • To research historical figures that contributed to technological advances in computing.

Success criteria

  • I can identify some of the people who

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Use

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Range of answers and allow time for paired discussion.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could use the Resource: Fact files to help support online research; could use the Resource: Presentation guidelines to remind them how to keep their presentations interesting and engaing.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should be encouraged to embed videos into their presentations; could pick one ‘paired’ figure (e.g. Steve Jobs or Steve Wozniak) and persuade the audience that one was more important than the other.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by

Explaining the importance of historical figures and

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Vocabulary definitions

  • discovery

    Finding information or inventing something that was not known before.

  • invention

    A new device or process that solves a problem.

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Cat Lamin

Computing specialist

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Cat is a former primary school teacher with 12 years of teaching experience. She has a passion for coding and computer science and specialises in supporting teachers who are getting started on their journey into using technology in the classroom. In 2017 she…
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