ICT at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 5)
Unit 5E: Controlling devices
Section 5: INTEGRATED TASK
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Objectives |
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- to create a sequence of instructions which can control a number of output devices
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Activities |
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- Explain to the class how an advertising display sometimes uses coloured lights and buzzers to draw attention to the product being sold, for example a fairground ticket machine. Tell the class that they are going to work in small groups to create their own advertising display with lights, buzzers and a small motor.
- Give each group a control box, the output devices and the appropriate leads and ask them to think about what sequence their display will perform. Children should storyboard the sequence and produce, test and compare three different displays.
- Ask children to programme their sequences and discuss how they might 'tidy up' any small procedures.
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- sequence instructions to control a number of output devices
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Points to note |
The success of this activity is based on children's ability to relate what they have done in smaller tasks with a much larger, and probably interconnected, set of devices and procedures which will impact on each other. If children find the activity difficult, limit the number of output devices to avoid complicated programming; two buzzers, up to four lights and one motor is recommended.
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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
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