ICT at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 5)
Unit 5F: Monitoring environmental conditions and changes
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Objectives |
Section 1: SETTING THE SCENE
Children should learn:
- key idea: that sensing devices can be used to monitor changes in environmental conditions
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Section 2: SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
Children should learn:
- key idea: that a device attached to a computer can take readings of conditions such as light intensity, temperature and sound levels
- technique: to attach a sensor to a device connected to a computer and take readings
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Section 3: SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
Children should learn:
- key idea: that a computer can take samples of data for a set period of time
- technique: to use the program set-up features to set variables such as selected sensor and time span of recording
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Section 4: INTEGRATED TASK
Children should learn:
- to identify opportunities and design simple investigations for which the collection of data through a computer device is both feasible and advantageous
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