ICT at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 5)
Unit 5E: Controlling devices
Section 4: SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
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Objectives |
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- technique: to control output devices, by building a sequence of events, to solve a problem
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Activities |
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Outcomes |
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- Write a program which will turn the classroom heater on before the children arrive in the morning, off at lunch, on again after lunch and off when they all go home. Give the children a set of simple instructions for the heater and ask them to predict what the instructions will do. Also ask them to identify errors or omissions in the sequence which might lead to problems in turning the heating on and off.
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- recognise that there are consequences when machines, events or devices are controlled
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Points to note |
Discuss whether the results of control technology are always beneficial, for example when things go wrong.
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
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