Light Controls
This computing teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise selecting and entering commands to control different procedures and outcomes to match specific functions when using light. The class can write lists of procedures for different outputs such as sequences for traffic lights and navigation buoys.
Practise selecting and entering commands to control different procedures and outcomes to match specific functions when using light
Lesson One : Inputs and Outputs
Explore and record how to use a range of inputs and outputs to produce different effects and functions when controlling sets of lights
Lesson Two : Output Commands
Practise selecting and entering a range of commands to control and manage different outputs for specific purposes using a control box
Lesson Three : Traffic Lights
Practise writing and testing a set of procedure commands to run an application that can used to control the movement of traffic with a sequence of lights
Lesson Four : Light Buoys
Select and write a sequence of procedures to control a set of navigation lights for ships and boats to use when moving about a harbour location
Lesson Five : Disco Lights
Practise writing sequences of commands to create a procedure that can be used to control a set of lights that can be displayed during a disco party
Lesson Six : Light Functions
Write and test sets of command procedures that can be used to control a set of lights to match a specific function
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School Letters
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Division Measurements
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Long Division Sums
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