Learning objective
- To represent binary as text.
Success criteria
- I can recall that binary is the main
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Understand
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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics
Number – number
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: 3, 2, 1 and hand out a whiteboard and pen to each child.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should use the Resource: Binary table (support) and complete the Activity: Binary text (support) while creating their own simple message; could create their name rather than a message.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could search the web for images to accompany their message; should give a written or verbal explanation of how ASCII works.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: relating binary signals (Boolean) to a
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Vocabulary definitions
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ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange - the codes that represent text in computers.
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binary code
A code used in computers, based around the binary values of zero and one.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 5th November, 2025
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