Learning objective
- To understand nested loops.
Success criteria
- I can explain what a loop is.
- I can
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Design,
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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics
Geometry – properties of shapes
Pupils
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Brain dump and hand out a whiteboard and pen to each child.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Could be provided with the format ‘repeat 10 [repeat 4[fd 100 rt 90] rt 36]‘ and told that the number ‘4‘ should be the number of sides the shape has and the number ‘90‘ should be the angle written underneath the shape on slide 8 of the Presentation: Nested loops.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Should be challenged to create a circle and then include that within a nested loop; should edit nested loops after creation and show an awareness of which parts they can or cannot change.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: using nested loops in their designs;
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Vocabulary definitions
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nested loop
A loop within a loop.
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repeat
A piece of code that is written more than once.
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Example work
Salisbury Road Primary School, Plymouth
Salisbury Road Primary School, Plymouth
Salisbury Road Primary School, Plymouth
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 15th January, 2024
