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ARCHIVED Year 6: Computing systems and networks: Bletchley Park

Learning about code-breaking at Bletchley Park, password hacking, decoding messages and presenting information about historical figures.

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Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Explain that codes can be used for a number of different reasons and decode messages.
  • Explain how to ensure a password is secure and how this works.
  • Create a simple website with information about Bletchley Park including the need to build electronic thinking machines to solve cipher codes.
  • Explain the importance of historical figures and their contribution towards computer science.
  • Present information about their historical figure in an interesting and engaging manner.

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Computing systems and networks: Search engines

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Secret codes

  • To understand there are many different types of secret codes.
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Lesson 2: Brute force hacking

  • To understand the importance of having a secure password.
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Lesson 3: Bletchley Park

  • To understand the importance of Bletchley Park to the World War II war effort.
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Lesson 4: Computing heroes

  • To research historical figures that contributed to technological advances in computing.
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Lesson 5: Computing heroes part 2

  • To research and present information about historical figures in computing.
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Key skills

  • Learning about the history
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Key knowledge

  • To understand the importance
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Key vocabulary

acrostic Code

brute force hacking

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Knowledge organiser – Computing Y6: Bletchley Park

Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit "Archived unit: Computing systems and…

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Vocabulary display – Computing Y6: Bletchley Park

A display version of the key vocabulary from the Bletchley Park unit.

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Cross-curricular opportunities

History.

Mathematics: Number – number and place value.

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English: Writing – composition.

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