Knowledge and skills:
During Year 5 & Year 6 the children learn to:
- combine sequences of instructions and procedures to turn devices on and off;
- use technology to control an external device;
- design algorithms that use repetition and 2-way selection;
- analyse and evaluate information;
- understand how search results are selected and ranked;
- edit a film;
- understand that you have to make choices when using technology and that not everything is true and/or safe.
- design a solution by breaking a problem up;
- recognise that different solutions can exist for the same problem;
- use logical reasoning to detect errors in algorithms;
- use selection in programs;
- work with variables; explain how an algorithm works;
- explore "what if" questions by planning different scenarios for controlled devices;
- select, use and combine software on a range of digital devices;
- use a range of technology for a specific project; discuss the risks of online use of technology;
- identify how to minimise risks.