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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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

  • conditional statement

    Helps the computer decide what to do next based on the user's answer.

  • program

    A set of instructions that a computer follows.

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Cat Lamin

Computing specialist

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Cat is a former primary school teacher with 12 years of teaching experience. She has a passion for coding and computer science and specialises in supporting teachers who are getting started on their journey into using technology in the classroom. In 2017 she…
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