Download ICT Year 9 Curriculum Guide 2016

Holly Hall Academy – Curriculum Document, September 2016 – 2017
In year 9 students will have their work regularly assessed and be given feedback through their learning logs on how to improve each project they have been working on. They will use this to
then improve their work further as of their lesson time.
Unit 1 (Introduction to Python)
Year
9
Unit 2 (Car Boot Sale)
Unit Question:
How can I can I create an interactive
scripting language, using English key
words?
Unit Question:
To understand how to undertake and
organise a large project
Key Unit Focuses:
a) Students are introduced to the
Python Shell which allows them
to directly write and execute
single lines of code. They are
then introduced to the “Edit
Window” was allows them to
enter several lines of code.
Key Unit Focuses:
a) Consider the suitability of the
programmes for use with the
project
b) Understand what is required to
produce an effective logo
c) Design and develop a database to
keep a record of the sellers that
use the car boot sale
d) Design and develop an effective
Radio Advert to advertise the car
boot sale
e) Create an Event Model to model
costs
f) Use the Step by step guides to
work out the Revenue; Income;
Profit; set up Validation; Set up
Conditional Formatting; Create
pie charts and add Validation
g) Create a suitable Digital Advert
h) Produce a suitable Animated
Banner
b)
Students use Python to learn
more about INPUTS & Variables.
They learn about how If and Else
features can be used to create
different outcomes IF certain
criteria are met.
c)
They also learn about Strings and
Loops which are used when you
want something to keep
happening. Students also learn
about the different types of loops
i.e. the For and While loop.
d)
Throughout the unit students are
encourage to undertake different
levels of challenges and complete
a end of unit assignment in which
they create a Guessing Game.
Unit 3 BCS E-safety
Unit Question:
What are the potential risks associated
with being online? How can you protect
yourself and your personal information
online?
Key Unit Focuses:
a) Safe Searching and
trustworthiness
b) Copyright and legal issues
c) Protecting your computer
d) Safer Social Networking
e) Cyberbullying
f) E-safety Quiz & creating your
own Quiz
g) What is e-safety and why is it so
important
h) The risks of using the internet
i) The importance of protecting
information online
j) Understanding viruses, spyware,
malware and phishing
k) Recapping the benefits and risks
of using the internet
l) The steps to take with an esafety issue
m) The steps to take if a
cyberbullying issue happens
n) The effects of cyber bullying on
the victim
o) Internet search, keywords and
Boolean Operators
p) How to check if a website is
reliable and trustworthy
Additional
Assessment
Extended
HWK Task:
Grand Designs
project
q)
To define what is meant by
copyright
Key Unit Concepts/Words:
Program; variable; Loop; Else; IF; ELIF;
While; For.
Key Unit Concepts/Words:
Planning & Design; 3D Modelling;
SketchUp; Push/Pull Tool; Midpoint; Orbit;
Textures; Spreadsheets; Formulas;
Functions.
Key Unit Concepts/Words:
Viruses; Spyware; Malware; Phishing;
Copyright; Trustworthiness; Reliability;
Boolean Operators; Cyberbullying;
Personal Information.
Key Assessments/Creative Outcomes:
a) To Understand the Python Shell
and how to execute the code
b) To understand what is meant by
the INPUT function and how to
use it
c) To Understand what variables
and string are, and what role
they play in programming
d) To understand how the Python
Shell can be used as a powerful
calculator
e) To understand how IF and ELIF
are powerful features which
allow the user to create different
outcomes
f) To understand how to use the
Looping For function, when you
want something to keep
happening
Key Assessments/Creative Outcomes:
a) Students understand the risks
that can exist when using the
internet
b) Students understand how to
safeguard self and others when
working online
c) Students take precautions to
maintain data security
d) Students understand the legal
constraints, guidelines and
procedures which apply when
working online
Key Unit Homeworks:
a) Keywords in Python & what they mean
b) Checking you code for errors
c) Designing a Calorie Counter App using
the Python syntax
Key Assessments/Creative Outcomes:
a) Students are able to collect,
organise and present data and
information in digital content
b) Students create digital content to
achieve a given goal through
combining software packages
c) Students make appropriate
improvements to solutions based
on feedback received
d) Students make judgements
about digital content when
evaluating and repurposing it for
a given audience
e) Students recognise the audience
when designing and creating
digital content
f) Students use criteria to evaluate
the quality of solutions
g) Students identify improvements
making some refinements to the
solution and future solutions
.
Key Unit Homeworks:
a) Understanding how ICT can be used to
meet business needs
b)Describing portable devices
c) Input/output devices
Useful Website:
Useful Website:
Useful Website:
Websites with further information, support
Key Unit Homeworks:
a) Web Browsers
b) Storage Devices
c) Off the Shelf Software
Free online resources on learning
Python from
http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/py
thon
Khan Academy
http://www.khanacademy.org/science/
computer-science including Python
programming
and advice on e-safety:
CEOP (http://ceop.police.uk/)
ThinkuKnow
(http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/)
BeatBullying(
http://www.beatbullying.org/)
Kid Smart (http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/)
Get Safe Online
(http://www.getsafeonline.org)