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Year 9 Computing

Autumn Term

week 1

Lesson 1

You and your data

You and your dataIn this lesson, we will explore why our data is valuable to others and why it is important to keep it safe. We will look at what data companies, such as social media platforms, collect about us and what they use it for. We will also look at how the law tries to keep our data safe.

week 2

Lesson 1

Social engineering

Social engineeringIn this lesson, we will become aware of how humans can be a weak point in the system. We will look at the social engineering tactics deployed by cybercriminals to dupe users into giving away data that could lead to further crime.

week 3

Lesson 1

Script kiddies

Script kiddiesIn this lesson, we will explore the concept of hacking and the techniques used by hackers to exploit computer systems. We will also look at the consequences of hacking and what laws are in place to act as a deterrent.

week 4

Lesson 1

Rise of the bots

Rise of the botsIn this lesson, we will learn about malware and the different categories of malware, as well as understanding how they work and the damage they can do.

week 5

Lesson 1

There's no place like 127.0.0.1

There's no place like 127.0.0.1In this lesson, we will look at the risks that cyberthreats pose to a network, followed by an exploration of some common methods of defending the network against attacks, such as firewalls and anti-malware.

week 6

Lesson 1

Under attack

Under attackIn this lesson, we will apply the knowledge that we have gained in this unit by playing a game called Under Attack where we will have to defend a network from incoming threats. We will also research the available career choices in cyber defence.

Spring Term

week 1

Move, Rotate, Scale, Colour

Move, rotate, scale, colourIn this lesson, we will learn about the world of animation. We will also discover how to move, rotate, scale and colour objects in Blender. In this lesson we will create a party monkey and a snowman.

week 2

Animation, names, parenting

Animation, names, parentingIn this lesson, we will learn how to create animations in Blender. We will do this by creating a wintery snow scene.

week 3

Complex models and colours

Complex models and coloursIn this lesson, we will learn how to make more complex models in Blender. We will adapt a rocket and create our own chairs.

week 4

Organic modelling

Organic modellingIn this lesson, we will learn how to make our models more realistic by using different rendering techniques.

week 5

Lights, camera, render

Lights, camera, renderIn this lesson, we will learn more about rendering and how to add different lighting effects to our animations.

week 6

Project

ProjectIn this lesson, we will use all of the skills that we have developed in this unit to make our own short animations.

week 7

Hello physical world

Hello physical worldIn this lesson, we will learn about the micro:bit. We will also write and execute our first Python programs on the micro:bit using simple coding patterns.

week 8

Bare bones

Bare bonesIn this lesson, we will explore micro:bit hardware components. We will also write and execute our first Python programs on the micro:bit.

week 9

Connections

Making connections (Part 1)In this lesson, we will experiment with examples of using the micro:bit's General-Purpose Input Output (GPIO) pins to connect it to external hardware components, such as LEDs and speakers.

week 10

Dream it up

Making connections (Part 2)In this lesson, we will experiment with examples of using the micro:bit's General-Purpose Input Output (GPIO) pins to connect it to more external hardware components.

week 11

Build it up

Mixing it up!In this lesson, we will develop a guess the number game that can be played on the micro:bit. The game will utilise gestures for input, and it will utilise sound and light for output.

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