S1 Computing Science
Course Overview
Our S1 course follows the Experiences and Outcomes outlined in A Curriculum for Excellence(CfE) – Technologies Curriculum Area.
Computers play an important part in today’s society. The course aims to develop skills and confidence in the use of computers and broaden the pupil’s understanding of the wide range of applications available.
The course is divided into 4 main units, each unit containing a number of different topics.
The topics are:
1. Internet Safety
2. Robots & Data Representation
3. Graphics
4. HTML
5. Scratch Programming
1 – Internet Safety:
This topic addresses the many issues that may arise with the increasing use of computer systems in day-to-day life. It focuses on staying safe if using social networking sites, cyberbulling, security risks such as phishing and identity theft and also at copyright law with respect to downloading images and music from the internet.
2 – Robots & Data Representation:
Ozobot a small robot that pupils program in S1.
Data Representation is about how computers saves data at the back end. The topics are, Decimal and ASCII.
3 – Graphics:
In graphics pupils create different characters.
4 – HTML (Website creation):
This topic allows pupils to develop knowledge and an understanding of the components needed to create a web page. Pupils will create web pages containing text, graphics and video, using iWeb software. The web pages will display the information using specified formats and layouts and will contain links to all other web pages.
5 – Software Development In Scratch Programming:
This topic allows pupils to develop knowledge and an understanding of the programming concepts needed to create simple animations and interactive programs. Pupils will create assigned animations and interactive programs using Scratch software. Using these skills they will then create their own animations and interactive programs.
Searching on the Internet
This topic explores an efficient method of searching on the internet to increase the probability of finding the desired information quickly.
Websites to use for Home Study:
Programming (Software Development):
https://hourofcode.com/uk/learn
https://www.tynker.com/dashboard/student/#/dashboard
See OneNote for code completed in class to prefect programs in Scratch.
Methodology
Teacher-led discussion, cooperative group work and formative assessment strategies are used to give pupils the opportunity to demonstrate and improve their knowledge, practical skills and skills for learning, life and work.
Assessment
Pupils undertake an online test at the end of each unit.
Unit 1 – WB 28th October
Unit 2 – WB 2nd March
Unit 3 – WB 30th April
There will also be a final S1 course online test in May WB 11th & WB 18th
Practical work will be assessed throughout the year by the class teacher and by their peers.
Recording & Reporting
The online tests and practical project results form the basis for the comments in the pupil report issued to parents in June.
Miss Stalker CL .. Mr Lodge.. Mrs Zafar
S1 CfE
This course consists of 1 period per week for each S1 class.
Topics taught
August to October
- Introduction to the S1 course
- Internet Safety & Encryption
- MS365 Email & OneDrive
- Searching on the Internet
- Theory revision
Internet Safety Homework Issued start of October on class teams.
Internet Safety Unit Revision – Revision Notes needed for end of topic test
October to December
- Robots & Data Representation
- Ozobot Robot Programming
- Decimal and ASCII
- Graphics
- Theory revision
Robotics research task issued for Homework at the beginning of November on teams.
Data Rep and Robotics revision – Revision Notes needed for end of topic test
January to April
- HTML
- Creating Website
- Pupil choice for creating website of their own choice
- Theory revision
HTML Homework task issued on teams end of Feb.
S1 HTML Revision Sheet – Revision Notes needed for end of topic test
April to June holidays
- Scratch Programming
- Programming concepts
- Statements, Conditions, Variables and Loops
- Theory revision
Scratch homework task issued on teams end of March.
S1 Scratch Programming Revision Sheet
Other links to fun things to do at home for Computing:
https://hourofcode.com/uk/learn
https://www.tynker.com/dashboard/student/#/dashboard
See OneNote for code completed in class to prefect programs in Scratch.
Resources
S1 Synopsis booklet will be available on paper and an electronic copy will be available using a S1 pupil MS365 account.
Quicktime videos of the presentations used in class will also be available using a S1 pupil MS365 account.
Internet Safety:
Animation and programming
Scratch Worksheets:
https://www.tynker.com/dashboard/student/#/dashboard
Internet Safety
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CYBER SKILLS LIVE (cyberskillslesson.com)Live Cyber Threat Map | Check Point |
Graphics | Piskel
Serif Draw Plus |
Piskel – Free online sprite editor (piskelapp.com)
Vector Vs. Bitmap Flashcards | Quizlet
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Web Design
HTML |
Brackets |
HTML Tutorial (w3schools.com)HTML JavaScript (w3schools.com)Revision – HTML Cheat sheet |
Extra Fun | Minecraft for Education |
OneNote – Digital Learning Team – https://digitallearningteam.org/