Welcome to the lesson
SUBJECT: Computer Science/ Co
This live lesson will be YEAR GROUP / CLASS: Year 7
recorded
DATE: Week of 21st to 24th April 2020
Please ensure that your
device’s camera is TIME: As per usual Computer Science lessons
switched off & you have
muted your microphone TEACHER: Miss Li-Sue (JJL) and Mr Sycamore (GMS)
Use the “CHAT” icon to LESSON OBJECTIVES:
communicate in written To understand key symbols on flow charts
format during the lesson To apply knowledge to create a flow chart to address a
when you are told to do task
so
SUBMIT YOUR WORK: via your OneNote classwork
Your teacher will/will not* folder
be in vision during this
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Y7 Computing & IT
1a. Programming vs Coding
(using flowcharts to address an objective)
Your teacher will explain how to show/submit your classwork & homework.
Please listen to instructions at the start of the lesson.
There are lots of computing languages –
they are used for different things…
Q. Can you identify what
some of the computing
languages are used for?
One thing they all have in
common is that before any
language can be used to
complete an action, or solve a
problem, a plan must be made
which breaks the objective into
simple steps.
Coding and Programming – what’s the
difference?
BUILDERS ARCHITECTS
The builders of the The architects of the
programme are the programme or
coders who write the computer system are
code line by line (brick the programmers who
by brick) and test its design and create the
viability. They may also levels (and complexity)
be programmers in of the programme or
their own right. computer system.
Sheldon’s friendship flowchart
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0xgjUhEG3U
Key terms
(write these
down):
Flowchart
Algorithm
Terminology example - programming using
flowcharts
N.B. Data flow charts do not include decisions, they just show the path
that data takes, where it is held, processed, and then output.
TASK 1: You should practise drawing these symbols so that you get used to what each shape represents
start You can find these
information flowchart shapes in
(input or
output) PowerPoint (they
are built into the
instruction
programme under
the "SHAPES"
data flow menu).
If you want to
decision practise using or
end designing your
flowchart using
PowerPoint then
Key flowchart symbols: use this as a reference to check your own flowchart.
you may do so.
EXAMPLE:
Cruise control?
Watch this video for
more information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=IyEu4n-Zdsw
For the system to work there is an
input and an output.
The process is taking the input
and doing something with it -
modifying it in some way - and
producing an output.
Flowcharts as plans
(TASK 2: watch the video below & make your own notes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCNliFuKG8I&t=45s
TASK 3: Create a flow chart for ONE of the following objectives?
TIP: Choose ONE from below and write/draw your own flowchart to explain the process
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Plenary: terminology
(check your understanding)
Q1. In your own words – how would you describe a flowchart & the
ways it can be used (you should give examples of the symbols we
have used today)?
Q2. How can algorithms be used by computer programmers to
design & check their work (you may use examples that you know of,
or ones we have gone through in today's lesson)?
