Learning objective
- To design a system for turning a school into a smart school.
Success criteria
- I can evaluate the methods of data transfer.
- I
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Select,
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Cross-curricular links
Design & Technology
Design
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Using slides 1-4 of Presentation: Design a smart school explain to the children that they are going to design a ‘smart school’. Using what they have learned about technology and data analysis, pupils will develop new and interesting ways to improve the lives of children and teachers in the school. Remind the children that ‘smart’…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should have access to the video about smart buildings to help them to come up with ideas; could work with a partner so that they can share their ideas on how to improve the school.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be encouraged to carry out their own research, e.g. check around the school for locations of sensors, research devices and methods of data transfer.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining ways that Big Data or
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Vocabulary definitions
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big data
Very large sets of data that are produced by people using the internet, and that can only be stored, understood, and used with the help of special tools and methods.
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data
Information, usually facts or numbers, which are collected and analysed. It ca be stored in electronic form on a computer.
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In this unit
Assessment - Computing Y6: Big Data 2
Lesson 1: Transferring data
Lesson 2: Data usage
Lesson 3: The Internet of Things
Lesson 4: Designing a smart school
Lesson 5: Smart school presentation
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 27th March, 2024
