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Digital world: Wearable technology

Designing a new piece of light-up wearable technology with flashing LEDs that responds to a light sensor.

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Teacher video: Wearable technology unit overview

An overview of the Year 3 Wearable technology unit.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Analysing wearable technology

Lesson 2: Developing design criteria

Lesson 3: Using code to control LEDs

Lesson 4: Programming the light sensor

Lesson 5: Communicating ideas using computer-aided design

Key skills

Design

  • Noticing simple problems or
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Key knowledge

Design

To know:

  • A problem or
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Key vocabulary

code (Y3)

computer-aided design (Y3)

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