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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Understand that problems can be solved more easily using computational thinking.
- Understand what the different code blocks do and create a simple game.
- Understand the terms pattern recognition and abstraction and how they help to solve a problem.
- Create a Scratch program which draws a square and at least one other shape.
- Understand how computational thinking can help to solve problems and apply computational thinking to problems they face.
Suggested prior learning
Lessons
Lesson 1: What is computational thinking?
Lesson 2: Decomposition
Lesson 3: Abstraction and pattern recognition
Lesson 4: Algorithm design
Lesson 5: Applying computational thinking
Key skills
- Using decomposition to solve
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Key knowledge
To know:
- Combining computational thinking
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Key vocabulary
abstraction
algorithm
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – Computing Y4: Computational thinking
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit 'Computational thinking’.
Vocabulary display – Computing Y4: Computational thinking
A display version of the vocabulary from the unit 'Computational thinking'.
Cross-curricular opportunities
Maths: solve problems involving multiplying and adding. 2-D shapes and 3-D shapes. Recognising angles.
Physical Education: perform dances using a range of movement patterns.
English: Spoken Language – develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining and exploring ideas.