Year 4
Computing Systems and Networks: In year 4, children will continue to build on their knowledge and understanding of networks, to appreciate the internet as a network of networks which need to be kept secure. The children will then look at how reliable the information provided on the internet can be.
Creating Media: The children will continue to develop their media knowledge by using Audacity to create a podcast, which involves them using a microphone, editing their work, adding multiple tracks and opening/ saving the audio files. Children will also look at how they can edit pictures.
Programming: The children will look at repetition and loops within programming. Pupils will create programs by planning, modifying, and testing commands to create shapes and patterns. They will use Logo, a text-based programming language. The children will then explore the concept of repetition in programming using the Scratch environment. Children will look at the difference between count-controlled and infinite loops, and use their knowledge to modify existing animations and games using repetition. They will design and create a game which uses repetition, applying stages of programming design throughout.
Data and Information: The children will consider how and why data is collected over time and are introduced to data loggers. Children will collect data as well as access data captured over long periods of time. They will look at data points, data sets, and logging intervals. They will spend time using a computer to review and analyse data and answer questions about the data set.