Lesson Six – Light Functions
This computing teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to gets the children to write and test sets of command procedures that can be used to control a set of lights to match a specific function.
The class can select and record a list of commands that can be entered into a control box to match the selected function with a range of variables such as timing and wait.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to write and test sets of command procedures that can be used to control a set of lights to match a specific function
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe how computers can control different lights for specific functions and a vocabulary word bank to select and write a procedure to control inputs and output to match a specific function such as signals used to manage a railway line.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to write and test procedures to control a set of lights to match a specific function.
This lesson is part of a computing scheme of work to get the children to practise selecting and entering commands to control different procedures and outcomes to match specific functions when using light. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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