Kodu Sports

About this unit: Three exciting projects to extend previous use of Kodu and give students an opportunity to create 3D video games based on sports and well known games. National Curriculum Links – Computing KS2 The content of this plan cover the following National Curriculum strands:  design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals,…

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Analysing 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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A team database

Databases – Lessons 5 & 6 Objectives To research, plan and create a group database. To choose suitable fields for a database. To create questions for others to answer when searching a database. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides(opens in new tab) My Database Questions(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab) Databases Lesson 1 – Understanding databases…

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A class database

Databases – Lesson 4 Objectives To insert records into a class database. To insert information into fields of a database. To search a class database to find information. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides(opens in new tab) Our Class Data worksheet(opens in new tab) Databases Lesson 1 – Understanding databases Lesson 2 – Searching and sorting Lesson…

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Searching and charting

Databases – Lesson 3 Objectives To use different search function to find answers from a database To make a chart from information in a database. To be able to read and compare information on a chart. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab) Country data detectives worksheet(opens in new tab) Databases Lesson…

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Searching and sorting

Databases – Lesson 2 Objectives To search a database for information To understand and explain fields and records in a database. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Zoo Data Detectives worksheet(opens in new tab)Zoo Data(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab) Databases Lesson 1 – Understanding databases Lesson 2 – Searching and sorting Lesson 3 – Searching…

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Understanding databases

Databases – Lesson 1 Objectives To understand and explain what a database is To explain why databases are useful To use a branching database Lesson Resources Lesson Slides(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab) Databases Lesson 1 – Understanding databases Lesson 2 – Searching and sorting Lesson 3 – Searching and charting Lesson 4 -…

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Databases

About this unit: Explore different ways to collect, interrogate and present data collaboratively using a range of programs. What is a database? Why and how are they used in real life? National Curriculum Links – Computing KS2 The content of this plan cover the following National Curriculum strands:  understand computer networks, including the internet; how…

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It’s so random!

Getting started with the BBC micro:bit – Lesson 6 Objectives Understand what conditional statements (selection) are, and why and when to use them in a program Understand what variables are and why and when to use them in a program. Learn how to create random outputs from a range of possibilities. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides…

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Circuits, inputs and outputs – part 2

Getting started with the BBC micro:bit – Lesson 5 Objectives Build and program a physical game that utilises electrical inputs, outputs and circuits. Understand what conditional statements are, and why and when to use them in a program Design algorithms that use variables, and selection and arithmetic operators Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Each group will…

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