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  5. Programming 2: Introduction to block coding >
  6. Option 1: Programming 2: MakeCode >
  7. Lesson 5: Evaluating a program

Learning objective

  • To evaluate if a program is successful based on the MakeCode outcome.

Success criteria

  • I can reflect on a program by comparing
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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Understand
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Cross-curricular links

None.

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Expand and add detail and arrange the children into pairs. Allow time for paired discussion.

Learning objective

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing support

Should write a simple sentence to explain what their code does e.g “When the on start button is pressed a heart shows”; could verbally explain how they did rather than using the Activity: How did I do?

Pupils working at greater depth

Should use the Activity: How did I do?: extension to give a more detailed evaluation; could write some detailed comments in their code to explain the purpose of each section and how it works.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: comparing the actual outcome of the

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Vocabulary definitions

  • bug

    An error in the code that makes a program do the wrong thing or not work properly.

  • debug

    Finding and fixing error in code.

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In this unit

Assessment - Computing Y2: MakeCode

Lesson 1: Tinkering with code

Lesson 2: Tinkering with MakeCode

Lesson 3: What does the code mean?

Lesson 4: Building a program

Lesson 5: Evaluating a program

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Last update: 12th November, 2025

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