Learning objective

  • To recognise how bit patterns represent images as pixels.

Success criteria

  • I can recall how computers transfer data in

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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Understand

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1: Lesson plan

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could use a spreadsheet already set to the correct row height/column width; may need support to access this file on their device.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could create more detailed images by adjusting the pixel size in their spreadsheet (smaller column width/row height or zooming out); should be encouraged to think about shading images using a range of colours; could be encouraged to use the ‘Custom’ tab to explore colour options.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: creating a pixel picture; explaining that

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Vocabulary definitions

  • binary image

    An image where the pixels are made up of only two colours, such as black and white.

  • input

    Information sent to a computer by an input device, such as a keyboard or mouse for processing.

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