Purple Class
Autumn 1 2023
During this unit learners will apply their knowledge and understanding of networks, to appreciate the internet as a network of networks which need to be kept secure. They will learn that the World Wide Web is part of the internet, and be given opportunities to explore the World Wide Web for themselves to learn about who owns content and what they can access, add, and create. Finally they will evaluate online content to decide how honest, accurate, or reliable it is, and understand the consequences of false information.
We found out how to add content to the WWW using Chrome Music lab
"not everything you see on the internet is real"
Autumn 2 2023
In this unit, learners will initially examine devices capable of recording digital audio, which will include identifying the input device (microphone) and output devices (speaker or headphones) if available. Learners will discuss the ownership of digital audio and the copyright implications of duplicating the work of others. In order to record audio themselves, learners will use Audacity to produce a podcast, which will include editing their work, adding multiple tracks, and opening and saving the audio files. Finally, learners will evaluate their work and give feedback to their peers.
Spring 1 2024
In this unit, learners will develop their understanding of how digital images can be changed and edited, and how they can then be resaved and reused. They will consider the impact that editing images can have, and evaluate the effectiveness of their choices.
"We had the same original images but all managed to make them look really different"
"We made some really unusual pictures"
Spring 2
In this unit, pupils will consider how and why data is collected over time. Pupils will consider the senses that humans use to experience the environment and how computers can use special input devices called sensors to monitor the environment. Pupils will collect data. Pupils will spend time using a computer to review and analyse data.
As part of this unit Pupils will be introduced to the micro:bit as an input, process, output device that can be programmed. Pupils will familiarise themselves with the device itself and the programming environment, before creating their own programs.
"The microbit was quite frustrating at times, when we couldn't make it do what we wanted but we figured it out in the end" Izobelle
"It's really cool! I loved writing a message to my friend" Jacob
"It was really fun. I like how you can explore a mini computer" Billie
Summer 1
Learners will create programs by planning, modifying, and testing commands to create shapes and patterns. They will use Logo, a text-based programming language.
This unit is the first of the two programming units in Year 4, and looks at repetition and loops within programming.
We will be using Turtle Academy.
We started this unit by trying to write our initials using logo code.
Summer 2
Learners will explore the concept of repetition in programming using the Scratch environment. The unit begins with a Scratch activity similar to that carried out in Logo in Programming unit A, where learners can discover similarities between two environments. Learners look at the difference between count-controlled and infinite loops, and use their knowledge to modify existing animations and games using repetition. Their final project is to design and create a game which uses repetition, applying stages of programming design throughout.
