Computing overview - Cycle 2 - Year Five / Year Six - Christ Church CE Primary July 2014
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Science / Science / Science / Geography / History / Humanities
Humans / Beeston / The Power Station / Volcanoes / Vikings / Cowboys
Computer science
Algorithms
Computational thinking activities
Computer Science –
Revisit this area
Computer networks
Cloud computing
Understand each part of a URL
How data is sent over the internet
Control technology
Lego WeDo / Computer science
Programming using SuperLogo
Procedures and sub procedures
Block coding
Hour of code website activities
Hopscotch app – make a game using multiple variables / E-safety
Personal use of the internet and the choices we make
Balancing real life with screen time
Keeping safe online – know how to report abuse
Social media and keeping safe / Information Technology
Digital art – use graphics programs or apps to create pictures and patterns.
Dazzle, 2paint+,Tux Paint,
Digital Photography
Use software to manipulate images.
2paint+, Irfanview, ipiccy online
Information Technology
Internet research
Using online maps (google maps) to study local area
Volcanoes web links http://topicbox.net/geography/volcanoes/ / Information Technology
Multimedia – create a digital presentation using photographs, video or screen casting app
BBC Schools Vikings http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings/
History Essentials
Viking Settlers in Britain http://www.channel4learning.net/apps26/learning/microsites/E/essentials/history/units/viking_bi.shtml / Computer science
HTML coding activities using the Mozilla website https://thimble.webmaker.org/project/20795/remix
Information Technology
Internet research
Music composition
Compose Junior or Garage band app
Music Express – lesson plans
Book 5
http://pages.bloomsbury.com/music-express/lesson-plans-edition-two-book-five
Book 6
http://pages.bloomsbury.com/music-express/lesson-plans-edition-two-book-six
Sound
Create a podcast – use easi speak microphones or Voice Record Pro app / Beeston
Fiddlers Ferry
Information Technology
Searching the web
How search engines work
Ranking of searches
Advanced search tools
Web research – link to Humans topic
Create a non-linear interactive presentation
PowerPoint
Prezi
Thinglink app
Popplet online or Popplet app
Web research
Keeping healthy – BBC Science clips http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/keeping_healthy.shtml / Information Technology
Create simple presentations using software or apps
Link to Beeston
Textease
Educreations app
Explain Everything app
Thinglink app
iMovie app
Online collaboration – use Padlet http://padlet.com/ – link to Beeston
Or create a Class Wiki for everyone to use. / Information Technology
Keyboard skills
Text activity – write non- fiction text about topic / e-safety
Create multimedia books / leaflets / posters using word processor or book making apps
Textease
Book creator app
Educreations app
ShowMe app
Explain everything app / Computer science
Using simulations
Creating games using Scratch with variables
or
KODU – introduction to this program
Add Kodus to the page write simple code to control them / Information Technology
Handling data
Spreadsheets - learn how to create a spreadsheet
Number Box or Excel
Databases
Interrogate databases
2investigate+
Graphs and charts
Create charts and graphs
2Graph+ / Information Technology
Animation
Create 3D animations using Lego Movie app or animation software
© Anita Gebarowicz July 2014