Crystal Flowers – PRIMM 2

RESOURCE OVERVIEW:

Pupils make modifications to a program so that it meets the given goals. They then use their understanding of the program to write a program that makes use of repetition to create a scene (such as of a flower, a firework scene or snowflakes in snowy sky).

PUPIL OBJECTIVES:

• I know the steps of the PRIMM model
• I can modify a program to achieve specific goals.
• I can write a program using repetition to meet a given task

TEACHING ASSESSMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

Informal teacher assessment of progress during the lesson. Key pupils’ knowledge and skills to identify include:

• Can pupils explain how they have used PRIMM?
• Can pupils state the modifications they have made to a program?
• Can children predict the impact of their intended modifications on the program’s output?
• Can children write a program that includes count-controlled loops?
• Can children write a program that includes inner and outer loops?

Formal assessment of the programs pupils write in response to the given task.

LESSON TIMING: 60 mins