Unit 3: Block coding
Exploring Microsoft MakeCode, learners plan and create a program.
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Unit 3: Block coding
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
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Exploring code
- To use code to solve problems.
Lesson 2: Tinkering with MakeCode
- To create a short program using blocks in MakeCode.
Lesson 3: Creating icons
- To use MakeCode to write and test a program which displays icons on a micro:bit.
Lesson 4: Building a program in MakeCode
- To build a program in MakeCode.
Lesson 5: Debugging a program
- To evaluate how well a program works.
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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