AI Explorers Spotlights

Computing - KS2 - English National Curriculum:

Aims

• Understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation

• Can evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems

• Be responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology.

Subject Content

• Use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs

• Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.

• Understand computer networks…and the opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration  

• Be discerning in evaluating digital content 

Technologies – Digital Literacy

• I can extend and enhance my knowledge of digital technologies to collect, analyse ideas, relevant information and organise these in an appropriate way. TCH 2-01a

• I can use digital technologies to search, access and retrieve information and am aware that not all of this information will be credible. TCH 02-02a

• I understand the operation of a process and its outcome. I can structure related items of information. TCH 2-13a

• I can…evaluate computing solutions in response to a design challenge. TCH 2-15a

Curriculum requirements for using ICT

Explore 

• Access, select, interpret and research information from safe and reliable sources;

• Investigate, make predictions and solve problems through interaction with digital tools.

Mathematics and Numeracy 

Handling Data - Collecting, Representing and Interpreting Data 

Pupils should be enabled to: 

• interpret a wide range of tables, lists, graphs and diagrams; 

Thinking Skills & Personal Capabilities

• Managing Information – plan and set goals and break a task into sub-tasks; select, classify, compare and evaluate information; communicate with a sense of audience and purpose;

• Thinking, Problem Solving & Decision-Making – sequence, order, classify, and make comparisons; , make predictions, generate possible solutions, try out alternative approaches, and evaluate outcomes.

• Being Creative – seek out questions to explore and problems to solve; experiment with ideas and questions; make new connections between ideas/information;learn from and value other people’s ideas; see opportunities in mistakes and failures. 

• Working with others – listen actively and share opinions;

Science and Technology

What Matters:

Computation is the foundation of our digital world.

Progression Step 2 

• I am beginning to explain the importance of accurate and reliable data to ensure a desired outcome.

Progression Step 3 

• I can explain how my data is used by services, which can help me make more informed decisions when using technology.

• I can explain how data is stored and processed.

• I can effectively store and manipulate data to produce and give a visual form to useful information.

Digital Competence Framework

Element: Data and computational thinking
Strand: Data and information literacy

Progression Step 3 

• I can construct, refine and interrogate data sets within tables, charts, spreadsheets and databases to test or support an investigation.

Numeracy Framework

Strand: Learning that statistics represent data and that probability models chance helps us make informed inferences and decisions
Element: Interpreting data

Progression Step 3 

• I can extract and interpret information from an increasing range of diagrams, timetables and graphs (including pie charts).

• I can draw conclusions from data and recognise that some conclusions may be misleading or uncertain.