Unit Control – Flowol2

Year LRC Resources Citizenship Study Skills ICT

8

Rationale/Aims:
Week Key concepts/ Learning outcome Activities Resources Homework Differentiation
words
1 Create refined Starter / Introduction – Resources Folder for Homework to Some students will
Lesson 1 - Intro instruction to • Talk about pupils previous control think about be able to identify
to Control Traffic describe events experience of control advantages what is happening
Video clip of traffic and quicker than others
systems Development - lights
Work for folder/book: • Pupils watch a video clip of traffic disadvantages and some pupils
Group work lights in sections and discuss Cards of instructions between will be able to look
Keywords: • Pupils identify instructions to to be sorted school at more detailed
Traffic systems, control events crossing and instructions
Control, sensors, pelican
• Pupils improve sequences
Systems crossing
looking for potential hazards
Plenary
• Recap main points of lesson
including keywords

2 Lesson 2 - Understand Starter / Introduction – Resources Folder for Homework to Some pupils will be
Flowcharts flowchart symbols Development - control create a able to construct
Create flowcharts Plenary flowchart to more concise
PowerPoint
Keywords: following NC SOW • Go through flowchart symbols buy a bar of instruction than
Presentation
Flowcharts, and meanings chocolate from others
Instructions, Work for folder/book: • Pupils understand flowchart Flowchart Planning a machine.
concise Flowchart Planning symbols sheet (could be drawn Extension
sheet • Pupils create own flowcharts into books work or
framework for
• Pupils consider decisions and
more or less
processes refining to create
able pupils.
efficient instructions
• Homework to create a flowchart
to buy a bar of chocolate from a
machine. Extension work or
framework for more or less able
pupils.
3 Lesson 3 - Understand flowchart Starter / Introduction – Resources Folder for To draw a Less able students
Flowol2 Zebra shapes and create a • Fill out shape sheet so pupils know control flowchart to will complete the
mimic Zebra flowchart. what the shapes do make the zebra mimic with
Development - Flowchart shape sheets amber light the help of the
Keywords: • Discuss how a pelican crossing works flash five times printout. More able
Plenary shape sheets
Flowchart, • Discuss how a zebra crossing works in preparation students will
control, process, • Students create zebra flowchart for next lesson attempt the pelican
output, input, • Plenary order of lights Red,
pelican crossing, • Recap of lesson and shapes test Amber, Green.
mimic
4 Lesson 4 - Understand the three Starter / Introduction – Resources Folder for To find the Some pupils will
Variables part variable process Development - control exact order of pick up the variable
Complete own Plenary the lights in a process easier than
Lesson focus on
Keywords: flowchart using the • Go through the order of the real pelican others some
Flowol2
Variables, loops, variable process that pelican crossing pupils should crossing and students may not
repetition, improves on an use their homework for this Print outs of flowcharts the correct understand and will
Counter existing flowchart that • This lessons focus is the amber to help students who timings need further
does not. light how many times does it flash are less able individual help
and how can we simulate it?
• Pupils should create a flowchart
to make the amber light flash 5
times using delays (the long way)
• Explain there is a more efficient
way that would allow you to
change the number of flashes
easily
• Go through idea of using a
variable as a counter to repeat a
process a fixed number of times
there are three parts to a variable
go through them
• Pupils should create a improved
flowchart to make the amber light
flash
Week Key concepts/ Learning outcome Activities Resources Homework Differentiation
words
5 Lesson 5 - Understand Starter / Introduction – Resources Folder for Homework Some pupils will
Subroutines subroutine process Development - control Pupils who are need frameworks
Advantages of using Plenary behind should and some will need
Paper for flowchart
Keywords: subroutines • Introduction to subroutines and finish planning extension work
planning
Subroutines, Create a flowchart to their advantages demonstrate their flowcharts
repeating, mimic the pelican creating a subroutine and Flowol2 flowcharts of on paper
improvements crossing using changeability. subroutines for or
subroutines • Recap order of subroutine and demonstration make notes
effectively show a completed version of a about what
pelican simulation flowchart using Checklist framework for they are going
report for homework to write in a
flowcharts.
• Pupils should create their own report using
flowcharts using subroutines they framework
may need to plan this on paper
first. Less able pupils may need a
framework to help with this.
6 Lesson 6- Complete Flowcharts Starter / Introduction – Resources Folder for Pupils who don’t Some pupils will
Effective routines to simulate pelican Development - control finish need help with
crossing effectively Plenary their reports screen dumps and
Checklist framework
Keywords: Complete Report • Pupils need to complete their need to language
Loops, variables, about process used flowcharts to simulate the pelican finish them for
screen dump, in flowol2 and used crossing homework.
subroutines, for flowcharts • Pupils also need to complete their They can be
efficiency reports any work not completed hand
for their report needs to be written if they
completed for homework this can don’t
be handwritten or typed in word have computers.
• Individual pupils may be given
extra help or extension tasks as
required

National curriculum levels

Level 3 - Turning a light on and off

Level 4 – Making a simple pelican crossing work
Level 5 – Design of own control procedure
Level 5 – Discussion and evaluation of work
Level 6 – Creation of own procedure for pelican using subroutines and loops (efficiency)
Level 6 – Discussion and written evidence of social issues and impact of things like Traffic lights
set to cause congestion

Possible extension:
Level 5 – making a heater or fan work using mimic and flowchart