Subject: Computer Science
Lesson 2: Exploring digital Bee-Bots
Exploring programming through playing with digital Bee-Bots and their specific set of commands.
Lesson 3: Sorting data
Sorting data into groups and counting it to answer questions.
Lesson 4: Remixing an animation
Remixing an animation.
Lesson 3: Planning a soundtrack
Planning a soundtrack for a specific genre.
Lesson 3: Algorithm design
Using algorithm design to solve a problem.
Lesson 3: Creating icons
Using MakeCode to write a program for displaying a sequence of icons, and testing it with a partner.
Unit 3: Block coding
Exploring Microsoft MakeCode, learners plan and create a program.
Unit outcomes
Learners who are secure will be able to:
- Recognise the smaller steps needed to solve a problem.
- Describe simple tasks where algorithms are used.
- Identify different blocks in MakeCode and explain their basic use.
- Create a simple sequence of instructions using at least three different blocks.
- Recognise that blocks fit together to form a sequence.
- Arrange code blocks in the correct order to create a working program.
- Identify any errors and debug their code effectively.
Suggested prior learning
*Coming soon* Unit 2: Algorithms and debugging
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Exploring code
Lesson 2: Tinkering with MakeCode
Lesson 3: Creating icons
Lesson 4: Building a program in MakeCode
Lesson 5: Debugging a program
Key skills
Prior learning
- An algorithm is
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Learning objectives
Cambridge Primary Computing (0059)
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Key vocabulary
algorithm
block coding
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Resources
Unit resources
Computer Science
Knowledge organiser – Computing S2: Block coding
Aimed at learners, two pages providing key facts and definitions from the unit.
Computer Science
Vocabulary display – Computing S2: Block coding
A display version of the unit vocabulary.
Suggested next steps
Unit 4: Data detectives
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