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Subjects

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

Lesson 3: First computers

Exploring all the computers that have ever been - from the very first to the most contemporary. Learning how computers have changed since their earliest design and the many forms that computers take on today, which includes consoles and mobile phones.

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Learning objective

To understand how computers have changed and the impact this has had on the modern world.

Success criteria

I can identify how computers have evolved over

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

Understand

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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

Display the Presentation: Brain dump and hand out whiteboards and pens (one each). Ask the children to write down everything they can remember about what happened at Bletchley Park during World War 2.

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Adaptive teaching

For pupils needing extra support

Should select only some of the computers to research and present in a timeline; could present their information in a Word/Google Doc written in date order with one fact about each.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should choose how to present their findings; should include information about each computer’s impact on the world.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: understanding how the earliest computers have

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Vocabulary definitions

byte

A byte is made up of 8 bits and one bit contains a single binary value (0 or 1).
computer

Electronic machines that accept and process information to produce an output and then store the results.

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