Learning objective
- To understand that computational thinking is made up of four key strands.
Success criteria
- I can identify the four strands that make
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Use
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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics
Number – multiplication and division
Pupils
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should have new vocabulary reinforced by connecting it with the activities, e.g. for abstraction – get them to reflect on the skill of picking out the most important features of an object to draw it in its simplest form; could watch parts of the Teacher video: What is computational thinking?
Pupils working at greater depth
Should consider other examples of when they have used computational thinking, e.g., using RUCSAC to solve maths word problems; could write or draw a diagram showing a step-by-step method to solve problems.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with a secure understanding indicated by: an understanding of what the
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Vocabulary definitions
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abstraction
Identifying the important detail and ignoring irrelevant information.
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algorithm design
Creating a formula or set of instructions to solve the problem.
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In this unit
Assessment Computing Y4: Computational thinking
Lesson 1: What is computational thinking?
Lesson 2: Decomposition
Lesson 3: Abstraction and pattern recognition
Lesson 4: Algorithm design
Lesson 5: Applying computational thinking