Learning objective
- To draw a rocket using a computer.
Success criteria
- I can open an art program.
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Use
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Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Explain that the children will be thinking about the best way to create a list. Display the Presentation: Agree or disagree? and read the statement aloud. Ask the children to discuss the statement with a partner and decide whether they agree. Remind them that they need to explain why they agree or disagree.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use a touch-screen device when working with the graphics editing program.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be challenged to use a greater range of tools within Sketchpad; could use Sketchpad to design an image that can be printed and stuck to their rocket; could explain their design to an adult or peer.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: choosing and opening an
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Vocabulary definitions
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open
To start a program on the computer so it can be used.
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program
An application or software on a device.
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In this unit
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Lesson 2: Material detectives
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