| Term 1 | Spreadsheets | |
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| Pupils learn spreadsheet skills including the use of formulae and conditional formatting. Students will be looking at the different functions within a spreadsheet and how to manipulate these functions. |
| Assessment: Practical assessment, creating a functional spreadsheet. | Key Words and Terms |
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| Term 2 | Modern Computers | |
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| Pupils recap computers and look at colossus to present day. Basic function machines to high level processing. Computing device components and function. |
| Assessment: Students will complete a practical task to be assessed on this unit. | Key Words and Terms |
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| Term 3 | Number Systems | |
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| Pupils recap the denary and binary number systems from Year 7. They then learn about Binary addition and overflow errors. They will go on to tackle subtraction and binary shifts. |
| Assessment: A series of tasks that look at the binary and denary number systems and the conversion of numbers between the two number systems. | Key Words and Terms |
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| Term 4 | Python Programming | |
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| Pupils return to coding with Python, this time looking and interactive story telling through the use of decision points. |
| Assessment: Practical coding challenge. | Key Words and Terms |
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| Term 5 | LMC | |
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| This unit builds on the Year 7 unit. Students will revisit LMC to consolidate learning and recap, focusing on multiplication. |
| Assessment: A practical task of programming LMC to solve an equation, including stating the equation, creating an algorithm, coding LMC and annotating the code. | Key Words and Terms |
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| Term 6 | Micro:Bit | |
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| Pupils have the opportunity to code using the interactive BBS Micro:Bits. This builds on their Python programming skills as they will use micro Python. There will also be the opportunity for students to use other programming languages. |
| Assessment: Practical assessment producing a programme and explanation of the function of the code. | Key Words and Terms |
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