Learning objective
- To tinker with a new piece of software.
Success criteria
- I can predict what I think something new
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Design,
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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 focus on using the blocks in ‘basic’ including the ‘on start’ and ‘forever’ blocks that are there in the beginning.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could build on each idea they have, before moving on to a new one; should reflect on what they’ve created and what they could do to improve.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: attaching blocks together and predicting what
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Vocabulary definitions
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Bluetooth
A type of wireless connectivity which allows files to be shared between two devices.
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code blocks
A visual representation for a section of code that performs a certain job. They can be snapped together to build a program.
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In this unit
Assessment Computing Y5: BBC Micro: bit
Lesson 1: Tinkering with BBC Micro:bit
Lesson 2: Programming an animation
Lesson 3: Polling program
Lesson 4: Programming a pedometer
Lesson 5: Programming a scoreboard
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 21st March, 2024
