term 3

Unit: Controlling Devices Flowchart

This unit introduces children to flowcharts and how they are used to program and control devices. lessons are designed to be used with Publisher. Children are taught to build sequences of instructions, control multiple outputs and structure algorithms with decisions and inputs. Although many external hardware interfaces can be attached and linked to a computer using Flowchart.

this unit is designed as an introduction to the software and the concepts of flowchart programming.

By the end of this unit

all children should be able to :

• Follow written instructions to draw a simple flowchart.
• Insert symbols into a flowchart.
• Add inputs into a flowchart.
• Identify conventional symbols, understanding the process of each stage.