A Sample Key Stage 3 scheme of work for Liverpool Schools
Outline Scheme of Work
for Key stage 3 ICT
Curriculum time – 1 hour/ week yr 7 - 9 @ 38 lessons per year
Based on Key Stage 3 strategy lessons and QCA suggested schemes
Please note - example lessons are not a National Textbook!
For full details of example lessons plans see-
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/keystage3/strands/?strand=ICT
(also teacher & pupil resources / homeworks)
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes2/secondary_ICT
(for the details of suggested activities years 7 to 9)
There are no marking points / pupil outcomes in the lessons.
For examples of levelled work see -
www.ncaction.org.uk
2 / 7.1 Intro to ICT Lesson 1 / Selecting and organising content for a presentation
3 / Lesson 2 / Selecting and using appropriate images
4 / Lesson 3 / Selecting and using appropriate fonts and colours
5 / Lesson 4 / Selecting and using appropriate sounds
6 / Lesson 5 / Modifying the style of a presentation for a different audience
7 / Lesson 6 / Modifying the content of a presentation for a different audience
8 / 7.2 Using Data and Information sources Lesson 1 (good for x curric) / Matching information for a purpose
9 / Lesson 2 / Selecting sources and finding relevant information
10 / Lesson 3 / Assessing the reliability of information
11 / 7.3 Processing Text & Images Lesson 1 / Corporate Image
12 / Lesson 2 / Designing a leaflet
13 / Lesson 3 / Creating a logo
14 / Lesson 4 / Capturing images fit for a purpose I
15 / Lesson 5 / Capturing images fit for a purpose II
16 / Lesson 6 / Creating a folded leaflet
17 / 7.4 Modelling Lesson 1 / Using a spreadsheet
18 / Lesson 2 / Modelling using a spreadsheet
19 / Lesson 3 / Using a spreadsheet to build a model
20 / Lesson 4 / Refining and developing a model
21 / Lesson 5 / Ways of presenting information from a spreadsheet
22 / 7.5 Data handling Lesson 1 / Evaluating and interrogating an existing data set
23 / Lesson 2 / Presenting information in different formats to test hypotheses
24 / Lesson 3 / Designing a questionnaire to collect data
25 / Lesson 4 / Creating a questionnaire and designing a data handling
file structure to answer a key question
26 / Lesson 5 / Entering, checking and testing data
27 / Lesson 6 / Drawing conclusions and selecting data to support them
28 / 7.6 Control & Monitoring Lesson 1 / Understanding Control in everyday life
29 / Lesson 2 / Using Flowchart Symbols & writing Instructions
30 / Lesson 3 / Using a sensor as a switch in a control model
31 / Lesson 4 / Creating and testing Control models
32 / Lesson 5 / Creating an efficient system to monitor an event
33 / Consolidation /assessment / school events
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37 / Consolidation /assessment / school events
1 / Introduction; assessment/targets / School’s own preference
2 / 8.1 Public Information Systems
Lesson 1 / Revising data logging, sensors and data representation
3 / Lesson 2 / Using and displaying live data
4 / Lesson 3 / Planning and creating a simple public information system
5 / Lesson 4 / Automating processes in a simple public information system
6 / Lesson 5 / Meeting the needs of the user
7 / 8.2 Publishing on the Web
Lesson 1 / Introducing the unit and a text mark-up language HTML
8 / Lesson 2 / Comparing methods of producing web pages
9 / Lesson 3 / Planning the website structure
10 / Lesson 4 / Introducing web page creation, structure and appearance
11 / Lesson 5 / Designing and creating a front page for a section
12 / Lesson 6 / Designing web pages
Lesson 7 / Creating more web pages
Lesson 8 / Completing and evaluating the project
13 / 8.3 Information, reliability and bias
Lesson 1 / Criteria for evaluating information
14 / Lesson 2 / Using searches
15 / Lesson 3 / Extending and refining search methods
16 / Lesson 4 / Independent application of new learning: searching
and evaluating
17 / 8.4 Models and presenting numeric data
Lesson 1 / Introducing the unit
18 / Lesson 2 / Developing a new model
19 / Lesson 3 / Using graphs to model spreadsheets
20 / Lesson 4 / Investigating models
21 / Lesson 5 / Simulations and models
22 / 8.5 Systems: integrating applications to find solutions
Lesson 1 / Introduction to the unit: feasibility study for the system
23 / Lesson 2 / Modelling the finances
24 / Lesson 3 / Developing the financial model
25 / Lesson 4 / Using control systems to automate the process
26 / Lesson 5 / Programming and testing the solution
27 / Lesson 6 / Extending the control system
28 / Lesson 7 / Marketing the product
29 / Lesson 8 / Developing the marketing package
30 / Lesson 9 / Producing the project report and analysis of the result
31 / Consolidation /assessment / school events
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1 / Year 9 Control systems
Lesson 1 / Introduction and planning the project
2 / Lesson 2 / Devising an awesome theme park ride
3 / Lesson 3 / Controlling the ride
4 / Lesson 4 / Designing and programming the ride
5 / Lesson 5 / Implementing and testing
6 / Lesson 6 / ctd
7 / Lesson 7 / Completing the system
8 / Lesson 8 / ctd
9 / Lesson 9 / Developing the presentation
10 / Lesson 10 / Presentations
11 / 9.2 Global Communications
Lesson 1 / Introduction and planning the project
12 / Lesson 2 / Developing the questionnaire
13 / Lesson 3 / Refining and collating the questionnaire
14 / Lesson 4 / Developing the project documentation
15 / Lesson 5 / Planning the database structure
16 / Lesson 6 / Entering data into the database and planning an enquiry
17 / Lesson 7 / Carrying out the enquiry, developing and framing queries
18 / Lesson 8 / Comparing findings, refining the enquiry and planning a presentation
19 / Lesson 9 / Preparing a presentation
20 / Lesson 10 / Presenting findings
21 / 9.3 Systems managing a project
-The key stage 4 bridge
– A Theatre Booking System
Lesson 1 / Planning the Project
22 / Lesson 2 / Input, Process, Output
23 / Lesson 3 / Implementing the financial or seating plan
24 / Lesson 4 / Random numbers, refining the financial or seating plan
25 / Lesson 5 / Testing and refining the financial or seating plan
26 / Lesson 6 / Further refinement and user documentation for the financial or seating plan
28 / Lesson 7 / Common forms & conventions (logos), creating tickets
29 / Lesson 8 / Refining the financial or seating plan in light of user feedback, implementation of ticket design
30 / Lesson 9 / Publicity for the production, mail-merge and personalised letters
31 / Lesson 10 / Implementing Publicity
32 / Lesson 11 / Preparing a presentation for the user – features of a presentation
33 / Lesson 12 / Preparing a presentation for the user
34 / Lesson 13 / Presenting the solution to the user
35 / Lesson 14 / Completing and compiling project documentation
36 / End of key stage SAT (from 200?)
37 / End of key stage SAT (from 200?)
38 / Consolidation /assessment / school events
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