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Coding

Ben Venue students are learning how to code during ICT lessons this term.

Stage 1

How can we record instructions for others to follow and understand? We are learning how to program (code). We know we are successful when we can:

• IDENTIFY and FOLLOW a series of steps to complete a task
• DESCRIBE the steps of an algorithm for a simple task
• REPRESENT an algorithm using images

Stage 2

We are learning about visual programming. We know we are successful when we can:

• define an algorithm as a series of steps
• look at a program and identify some blocks and what they might do
• describe an algorithm and what each part means
• read a program of visual blocks and describe what it might do
• explain how to create an algorithm for a simple task
• explain what a computer program of visual blocks does
• explain how to improve an algorithm 
• discuss ways to improve a computer program 

Stage 3

How can we design and develop a working prototype robot that helps with a specific job? We are learning to think scientifically to suggest, prototype and evaluate the effectiveness of a design solution.

We know we are successful when we can:

• IDENTIFY challenges experienced in a real-life setting (fires)
• IDENTIFY how technology assists us in specific ways (fighting fires)
• IDENTIFY hazards related to an event that requires a solution
• COMPARE and CONTRAST events in different contexts
• initiate PLANNING to design and develop a product with a specific purpose