Posts Tagged ‘Information and Technology’
What is a network?
Inside the internet – Lesson 1 Objectives To know and explain the purpose of key components in a typical school network To draw, label and explain a typical school network To know and explain the services offered by a typical school network Lesson Resources Lesson slides Build your own network – role play cards Mapping…
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About this unit: Get under the skin of the Internet to investigate what the internet is, how the web works, how it’s built and written with HTML code. Then learn how to create your own web pages written in HTML and CSS. National Curriculum Links – Computing KS2 The content of this plan cover the…
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What is a computer? – Lesson 6 Objectives To compare and contrast different types of computer data storage. To understand how computers store and process data. Lesson Resources Lesson slides If possible, collect a variety of different storage devices, old and new (e.g. cassette tape, floppy disk, CD, DVD, Blueray, USB drives etc) A stopwatch…
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What is a computer? – Lesson 5 Objectives To know that digital computers use binary to represent all data. To understand how bit patterns represent numbers and images. To understand the relationship between colours in an image and data. To understand the relationship between binary and file size (uncompressed). Lesson Resources Lesson slides Binary pixel…
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What is a computer? – Lesson 4 Objectives To understand and use the binary number system. To convert decimal numbers to binary and vice versa. To know that computers transfer data in binary. Lesson Resources Lesson slides Showing numbers as binary Binary code problems What is a computer? Lesson 1 – Is it a computer? Lesson…
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What is a computer? – Lesson 3 Objectives To explain the differences between types of common computers. To understands the difference between hardware and software. To understand and explain key computer hardware components and their roles within a computer system. Lesson Resources Lesson slides My First Computer worksheets Card, Scissors, Glue sticks, sticky tape Drawing…
Read MoreIs it a computer? Part 2
What is a computer? – Lesson 2 Objectives To recognise computers in machines around us To understand and explain input and output devices for computers To recognise that a range of digital devices can be considered a computer Lesson Resources Lesson slides Group planning sheet What is a computer? Lesson 1 – Is it a computer?…
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What is a computer? – Lesson 1 Objectives To recognise computers in machines around us To understand and explain input and output devices for computers Lesson Resources Lesson slides Group planning sheet What is a computer? Lesson 1 – Is it a computer? Lesson 2 – Is it a computer? Part 2 Lesson 3 – How do…
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About this unit: Delve into what really makes a computer a computer. Is a TV a computer? Is a fridge a computer? Is a toilet a computer?! It also investigates just what is inside that metal box, how a computer works, memory, data and binary code. By the end you’ll know your RAM from your…
Read MoreAnalysing results and presenting findings
Databases – Lesson 6 Objectives To accurately analyse and interpret database information . To make charts from the database information. To present information from a database. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Databases Lesson 1 – What is a database? Lesson 2 – Weather data Lesson 3 – Building and searching a database Lesson 4 – Turning data into graphs Lesson…
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