Learning intention
- To recognise ways that computers and networks can help people.
Success criteria
- I can talk about different ways
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Cambridge Primary Computing (0059) Learning objectives
Networks and digital communication
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Show the Presentation: How can computers help us? Ask learners if they recognise the devices on screen. Make clear that there is a desktop computer, a laptop and a tablet.
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Differentiation
Learners needing support
- Could refer to the Resource: Using a computer – full phrases and choose from the list of phrases.
- Could be reminded about specific activities they have done on a computer at school.
Learners working at a stretch
- Could be encouraged to include an example of computers being used to control something (for example, draw someone using a supermarket checkout).
- Could sort the ways they use computers into different groups (for example, entertainment, learning, communication, etc).
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Assessing progress and understanding
Learners with secure understanding can:
- Describe several different reasons for using computers.
- Explain
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Vocabulary definitions
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app
A program we use to do something on a computer or tablet.
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computer
A machine that takes in information, follows instructions to process it and produces an output.
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In this unit
Lesson 1: Meet Nina and Luca
Lesson 2: Build a rocket
Lesson 3: Could a robot build a rocket?
Lesson 4: Rocket data
Lesson 5: Send a Bee-Bot to the Moon
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 20th November, 2025
Lesson 3: Could a robot build a rocket?
Finding and correcting errors in a set of instructions for building a rocket.
Lesson 2: Build a rocket
Practise computational thinking skills while building a model rocket.
Lesson 4: Rocket data
Collecting and presenting data about a class set of rockets in order to answer questions.
Lesson 5: Send a Bee-Bot to the Moon
Writing instructions to follow a path.
