Year 6
Computing Systems and Networks: In year 6, children will explore how data is transferred over the internet. They will initially focus on addressing, before they move on to the makeup and structure of data packets. The children will look at how the internet facilitates online communication and collaboration. They will also learn how to communicate responsibly by considering what should and should not be shared on the internet.
Creating Media: The children will start to learn about the creation of websites for a chosen purpose. They will identify what makes a good web page and use this information to design and evaluate their own website using Google Sites. They will also develop their knowledge and understanding of using a computer to produce 3D models. They will initially familiarise themselves with working in a 3D space, moving, resizing, and duplicating objects. The children will then create hollow objects using placeholders and combine multiple objects to create a model of a desk tidy. They will then go on to plan, develop, and evaluate their own 3D model of a building.
Programming: This unit explores the concept of variables in programming through games in Scratch. First, learners find out what variables are and relate them to real-world examples of values that can be set and changed. Then they use variables to create a simulation of a scoreboard. The children will experiment with variables in an existing project, then modify them, before they create their own project.
They will then draw all of their programming knowledge together – repetition, sequence, selection and variables and applying them together alongside using a physical device — the micro:bit. The children will be given a simple program for pupils to build in and test within the new programming environment, before transferring it to their micro:bit.
Data and Information: The children will be introduced to a spreadsheets. They will be supported in organising data into columns and rows to create their own data set. They will be taught the importance of formatting data to support calculations, while also being introduced to formulas and will begin to understand how they can be used to produce calculated data. The children will learn how to apply formulas that include a range of cells, and apply formulas to multiple cell