This title has been endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education. Deliver an exciting computing course for ages 11-14, building on students’ existing computing skills and experience whilst demonstrating new concepts, with practice opportunities to ensure progression. – Recap and activate students’ prior knowledge with ‘Do you remember?’ panels and introduce more advanced skills with ‘Challenge yourself!’ tasks. – Allow students to demonstrate their knowledge creatively with engaging end of unit projects that apply skills and concepts in a range of different contexts. – Develop computational thinking with an emphasis on broadening understanding throughout the activities. – Provide clear guidance on e-safety with a strong focus throughout. Contents Introduction 1 Presenting choices: combining constructs 2 Design your own network: shape and size 3 Coding and testing: game development for the Micro:bit 4 Drilling down: How the processor processes 5 Big data modelling and analysis: databases and spreadsheets 6 An array of skills: expert storytelling Glossary Index
ISBN 13: 9781398369825
Author: Tristan Kirkpatrick
