Lesson 4: How computers store data using binary
Learning that computers use binary to carry out calculations. Performing their own addition binary calculations.
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Learning objective
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Explain that the children will be thinking back to what they learnt about computer architecture in the previous lesson. Display the Presentation: Explain the answer and read the statement aloud.
Ask the children to discuss the statement with a partner and explain why it might be true, using what they remember about input, processing, output and RAM.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 15 April 2026
