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Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 1: Playing with sound

Learning about the key features of a radio play and tinkering with audio recording software.

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Learning objective

To tinker with audio recording.

Success criteria

I can identify the key features of a

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

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Cross-curricular links

English

Reading – comprehension

Pupils should be

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit, you might want to check that children can recall: What copyright is and why we should seek permission to use other people’s photos, artwork and writing. You can use images, text, transitions and animation in presentation slides. The difference between ROM and RAM. The first computers were created at Bletchley Park…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should be supported with the setting up (e.g. making sure the software is loaded, the headphones ready, the sound effect files saved in advance, etc.) so they can focus on tinkering, recording their voices and adding sound effects

Pupils working at greater depth

Should take note of what different controls do and explain them to the class at the end of the lesson.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining how to record sounds; adding

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Vocabulary definitions

overlay

Putting sound over something.
radio play

Scripts and written text for broadcasting on-air.

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In this unit

Assessment - Computing Y6: History of computers

Lesson 1: Playing with sound

Lesson 2: Radio plays

Lesson 3: First computers

Lesson 4: Computers that changed the world

Lesson 5: Future computer

Originally created by:

Cat Lamin

Computing specialist

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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