Learning objective
- To recognise what a variable is.
Success criteria
- I can use the
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken Language
Pupils should be taught
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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 watch the Pupil video: Conditional statements again; could be reminded where to find the ‘ask’ and ‘answer’ block; could view the step-by-step guide in the Presentation: Conditional statements for further support.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Should be encouraged to create different questions and think about ways to make sure responses are interesting for the player.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: understanding what a variable
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Vocabulary definitions
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conditional statement
Helps the computer decide what to do next based on the user's answer.
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program
A set of instructions that a computer follows.
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