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Lesson 1: Hardware and software
Identifying different parts of a computer and their purpose; finding out the difference between hardware and software.
Unit 1: How computers work
Exploring hardware, software, and input and output devices; finding out how computers are used in the world; comparing real and fictional robots.
Unit outcomes
Learners who are secure will be able to:
- Identify hardware and software.
- Recognise the difference between input and output devices.
- Identifying features that make digital devices easy to use.
- Choose the most appropriate device for different locations and purposes.
- Identify tasks that computers can do better than humans.
- Recognise the difference between real and fictional robots.
Suggested prior learning
Computing systems and networks 1: Using a computer
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Hardware and software
Lesson 2: Input and output devices
Lesson 3: Different computing devices
Lesson 4: Jobs computers do well
Lesson 5: Real and fictional robots
Key skills
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Key knowledge
Cambridge Primary Computing (0059)
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Key vocabulary
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Unit resources
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Vocabulary display – Computing S2: How computers work
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Knowledge organiser – Computing S2: How computers work
