Year
1
Click on a unit below.
In this unit it covers the following:
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Recognise that a mouse click can make things happen on screen.
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Create a simple representation of a real or imaginary
situation.
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Explain the reasons for choices made in a computer model.
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Identify ways in which a computer representation is both
realistic and unrealistic.
The pupils use imaginary settings/scenery to gain the knowledge
and understanding in the above, here is an example of the work they have been
doing. In this exercise the pupils have to remove any of the pictures
which are unrealistic. They can then add in any items they want from the
bank on the right.
This short unit looks at being able to use the keyboard.
The pupils are encouraged to use two hands at the keyboard and are shown to use
the shift key for a single capital letter, CAPS lock, space bar and backspace
keys.
The pupils are then given a structured writing frame with a
word back to write a story.
We
have been looking at information and recognising that signs, words and
pictures all give us information.
Some
of the signs we have been looking at are below.
In this unit the pupils are introduced to the term 'key word'
and the need for using key words when trying to describe or classify something.
Pupils will sort to one or more criteria and differentiate between useful,
appropriate key words and those that do not aid identification.
In this lesson pupils need to select the appropriate person
from the description.
We
have been looking at pictograms and trying to understand;
1. why they are a useful way to present information
2. that data
can be presented as a pictogram
3. using
pictograms can answer simple questions
In this lesson the pupils input data into the computer using
information which we had collected regarding 'Our Favourite Foods'.
Next week we will be looking at the data and using pictograms
to show the information. The pupils will then be answering questions such
as "What is the most popular food?", "Least popular?", "How many more
children liked pizza than curry"? and "What is the difference between the number
of children who liked fresh fruit and burgers"?
Example of chart which the pupils used to answer questions.
In this unit pupils need to recognise that devices respond to
signals and instructions. Pupils will be working together to predict the
outcome of a set of instructions.
In this unit pupils will be using left, right, forward and
backward to instruct others.
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