Year 08 Computer Science

Curriculum:

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Computing Systems

Developing For The Web

Get In Gear

Under The Hood

Orchestra Conductor

It’s Only Logical

Thinking Machines

Sharing

Recall That A General-purpose Computing System Is A Device For Executing Programs
Recall That A Program Is A Sequence Of Instructions That Specify Operations That Are To Be Performed On Data
Explain The Difference Between A General-purpose Computing System And A Purpose-built Device

Describe The Function Of The Hardware Components Used In Computing Systems
Describe How The Hardware Components Used In Computing Systems Work Together In Order To Execute Programs
Recall That All Computing Systems, Regardless Of Form, Have A Similar Structure (‘architecture’)

Analyse How The Hardware Components Used In Computing Systems Work Together In Order To Execute Programs
Define What An Operating System Is, And Recall Its Role In Controlling Program Execution

Describe The NOT, AND, And OR Logical Operators, And How They Are Used To Form Logical Expressions
Use Logic Gates To Construct Logic Circuits, And Associate These With Logical Operators And Expressions
Describe How Hardware Is Built Out Of Increasingly Complex Logic Circuits
Recall That, Since Hardware Is Built Out Of Logic Circuits, Data And Instructions Alike Need To Be Represented Using Binary Digits

Provide Broad Definitions Of ‘artificial Intelligence’ And ‘machine Learning’
Identify Examples Of Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning In The Real World
Describe The Steps Involved In Training Machines To Perform Tasks (Gathering Data, Training, Testing)
Describe How Machine Learning Differs From Traditional Programming
Associate The Use Of Artificial Intelligence With Moral Dilemmas

Explain The Implications Of Sharing Program Code

Website Building Blocks

Words Are Not Enough

Taking Shortcuts

Searching The Web

Tightening The Web

Navigating The Web

Describe What HTML Is
Use HTML To Structure Static Web Pages
Modify HTML Tags Using Inline Styling To Improve The Appearance Of Web Pages

Display Images Within A Web Page
Apply HTML Tags To Construct A Web Page Structure From A Provided Design

Describe What CSS Is
Use CSS To Style Static Web Pages
Assess The Benefits Of Using CSS To Style Pages Instead Of In-line Formatting

Describe What A Search Engine Is
Explain How Search Engines ‘crawl’ Through The World Wide Web And How They Select And Rank Results
Analyse How Search Engines Select And Rank Results When Searches Are Made

Use Search Technologies Effectively
Discuss The Impact Of Search Technologies And The Issues That Arise By The Way They Function And The Way They Are Used
Create Hyperlinks To Allow Users To Navigate Between Multiple Web Pages

Implement Navigation To Complete A Functioning Website
Complete Summative Assessment

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Introduction To Python

Vector Graphics

First Steps

Crunching Numbers

At A Crossroads

More Branches

Round And Round

Putting It All Together

Describe What Algorithms And Programs Are And How They Differ
Recall That A Program Written In A Programming Language Needs To Be Translated In Order To Be Executed By A Machine
Write Simple Python Programs That Display Messages, Assign Values To Variables, And Receive Keyboard Input
Locate And Correct Common Syntax Errors

Describe The Semantics Of Assignment Statements
Use Simple Arithmetic Expressions In Assignment Statements To Calculate Values
Receive Input From The Keyboard And Convert It To A Numerical Value

Use Relational Operators To Form Logical Expressions
Use Binary Selection (If, Else Statements) To Control The Flow Of Program Execution
Generate And Use Random Integers

Use Multi-branch Selection (If, Elif, Else Statements) To Control The Flow Of Program Execution
Describe How Iteration (While Statements) Controls The Flow Of Program Execution

Use Iteration (While Loops) To Control The Flow Of Program Execution
Use Variables As Counters In Iterative Programs

Combine Iteration And Selection To Control The Flow Of Program Execution
Use Boolean Variables As Flags

Get Into Shapes

Paths United

Icon Challenges

What Will You Make?

Under The Hood

Showcase

Manipulate Individual Objects (Select, Move, Resize, Rotate, Duplicate, Flip, Z-order)

Manipulate Groups Of Objects (Select, Group/ungroup, Align, Distribute)
Combine Paths By Applying Operations (Union, Difference, Intersection)

Convert Objects To Paths
Draw Paths
Edit Path Nodes

Combine Multiple Tools And Techniques To Create A Vector Graphic Design

Explain What Vector Graphics Are
Provide Examples Where Using Vector Graphics Would Be Appropriate

Peer Assess Another Pair’s Project Work
Improve Your Own Project Work Based On Feedback
Complete A Summative Assessment

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Mobile App Development

Representations: From Clay To Silicon

App For That

Tappy Tap App

School Lab Studios

User Input

App Development

Project Completion

Identify When A Problem Needs To Be Broken Down
Implement And Customise Gui Elements To Meet The Needs Of The User

Recognise That Events Can Control The Flow Of A Program
Use User Input In An Event-driven Programming Environment
Use Variables In An Event-driven Programming Environment
Develop A Partially Complete Application To Include Additional Functionality

Identify And Fix Common Coding Errors
Pass The Value Of A Variable Into An Object
Establish User Needs When Completing A Creative Project

Apply Decomposition To Break Down A Large Problem Into More Manageable Steps
Use User Input In A Block-based Programming Language
Use A Block-based Programming Language To Create A Sequence
Use Variables In A Block-based Programming Language

Use A Block-based Programming Language To Include Sequencing And Selection
Use User Input In A Block-based Programming Language
Use Variables In A Block-based Programming Language
Reflect And React To User Feedback

Use A Block-based Programming Language To Include Sequencing And Selection
Use User Input In A Block-based Programming Language
Use Variables In A Block-based Programming Language
Evaluate The Success Of The Programming Project

Across Time And Space

Lights And Drums

Binary Digits

Numbers In Binary

Large Quantities

Turing’s Mug

List Examples Of Representations
Recall That Representations Are Used To Store, Communicate, And Process Information
Provide Examples Of How Different Representations Are Appropriate For Different Tasks

Recall That Characters Can Be Represented As Sequences Of Symbols And List Examples Of Character Coding Schemes
Measure The Length Of A Representation As The Number Of Symbols That It Contains
Provide Examples Of How Symbols Are Carried On Physical Media

Explain What Binary Digits (Bits) Are, In Terms Of Familiar Symbols Such As Digits Or Letters
Measure The Size Or Length Of A Sequence Of Bits As The Number Of Binary Digits That It Contains

Describe How Natural Numbers Are Represented As Sequences Of Binary Digits
Convert A Decimal Number To Binary And Vice Versa

Convert Between Different Units And Multiples Of Representation Size
Provide Examples Of The Different Ways That Binary Digits Are Physically Represented In Digital Devices