Pupils who are secure will be able to:

• Describe what is meant by monitoring devices and provide an example.
• Explain briefly the development of thermometers from thermoscopes to digital thermometers.
• Research a chosen animal’s key information to develop a list of design criteria for an animal monitoring device.
• Write a program that monitors the ambient temperature and alerts someone when the temperature moves from a specified range.
• Identify errors (bugs) in the code and ways to fix (debug) them.
• State one or two facts about the history and development of plastic, including how it is now affecting planet Earth.
• Build a variety of brick models to invent Micro:bit case, housing and stand ideas, evaluating the success of their favourite model.
• Explain key pros and cons of virtual modelling vs physical modelling.
• Recall and describe the name and use of key tools used in Tinkercad (CAD) software.