 | Year 6Control and Sensing |
See also Year 5
| Year Group | some children will not have made so much progress and will | most children will | some children will have progressed further and will |
| Year 6 | Use a sequence of instructions, changing elements for different effects. May need help in getting the logic correct. Recognise that sensors can be used to link input and output commands. | Create a sequence of instructions to control events including the use of feedback from input devices. E.g. control a buggy to go backwards and forwards and to detect obstacles using a push switch | Use sensors and procedures more effectively. Be able to test and refine individual components. Recognise the weaknesses of a system, and improve efficiency. E.g.include control of a buggy into a wider system such as a fairground ride. |
| Show elements of Level 4 - combine and refine information from various sources…interpret and question plausibility of information |
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Controlling & Monitoring
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| Week | Area of study (From NC PoS) | Learning Objectives | Activities | Key Vocabulary | Resources | Assessment Outcomes |
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1 | Monitor events and respond to them. | To identify the role of sensors in controlling everyday devices. | Identify devices which make use of sensors. Create a flow diagram to record this process. | Devices, sensors, control, flow diagram | Example flow diagram | Level 4: I can use ICT systems to sense physical data. Level 5: |
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2 | Create, test, improve and refine sequences of instructions … and to monitor events & respond to them. | To control a lego model using a sensor. | Use Pilot levels 1 and 2 to control the motors and light on a lego model using ‘wait until’ (sensor). | Robolab, RCX brick, transmitter, control, wait until, sensor | Robolab software | |
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3 | Create, test, improve and refine sequences of instructions. | To use Robolab to create a two step program. | Use Pilot levels 3 to control a lego model using ‘wait for’ (timers) and LOOP to run continuously. | Robolab, RCX brick, transmitter, control, wait for, timer, loop | Robolab software | |
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4 | Create, test, improve and refine sequences of instructions. | To plan a sequence of instructions. | Write / draw their own sequence of instructions to control lego model using ‘wait until’ (sensors) and LOOP to run continuously. | Robolab, RCX brick, transmitter, control, sensor, loop |
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5 | Create, test, improve and refine sequences of instructions … and to monitor events & respond to them. | To control a lego model using a sensor. | Use Pilot levels 3 to control a lego model using ‘wait until’ (sensors) and LOOP to run continuously. | Robolab, RCX brick, transmitter, control, wait until, sensor, loop | Robolab software |
