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Lesson 5: Communicating ideas using computer-aided design

Using Sketchpad to design a piece of light-up wearable technology.
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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

This activity revisits learning from Lesson 1: Analysing wearable technology to help the children recall key knowledge.

Pair the children. Show the Presentation: Odd one out and ask them to discuss which picture is the odd one out and why.

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In this unit

Assessment – D&T Y3: Digital world: Wearable technologyLesson 1: Analysing wearable technologyLesson 2: Developing design criteriaLesson 3: Using code to control LEDsLesson 4: Programming the light sensor
Lesson 5: Communicating ideas using computer-aided design
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