S1 Computing

Pupils will be using Minecraft for Education to learn about Cyber Security.  Pupils will learn about the following borad areas, and concepts: 

• Network Heroes

  • Network Components 

    • Networks, network components, protocols, packets, local-area networks (LAN) and wide-area networks (WAN)

  • Password Protection

    • Brute-force, passwords, entropy, firewall, two-factor authentication (2FA), Layered strategies

  • Malware

    • Malware, quarantine, phishing, pop-up ads, delivery vectors/attack vectors

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Progress Checks

To check for understanding of concepts covered, pupils will have three progress checks .  These will be issued at appropriate times in the unit. 

Progress checks are designed to assess what pupils know, and help determine where they are within their CfE Level.

Pupils will use the W3Schools website to work through a range of lessons focused on basic Web Design.  By looking at HTML, pupils will develop skills required to develop a simple webpage.  

Pupils will look at the following areas:

• Basic HTML page structure

• Basic HTML elements

• HTML headings

• HTML paragraphs 

• HTML Page title

• HTML formatting

• HTML links

• HTML images

• HTML attributes

• HTML styles

• HTML colours

• CSS

As pupils work through the various sections, they will  apply their learning to a website of their choosing.

Progress Checks

To check for understanding of concepts covered, pupils will have several small progress checks.  These will be issued at appropriate times throughout the unit.