This document outlines computing curriculum expectations for different key stages in the UK educational system. It provides examples of activities students should be taught, such as programming simulations and floor turtles. For key stage 1, it discusses planning and giving instructions to make things happen. For key stage 2, it discusses creating, testing, and improving sequences of instructions to monitor and respond to events using simulations. It also provides examples of using tools like LEGO Wedo, Arduino, and simulations to explore models and answer "what if" questions.

2. EYFS

3. KS1 (1999)
Pupils should be taught…
 how to plan and give instructions to make things happen [for
example, programming a floor turtle, placing instructions in the right
order]
 to try things out and explore what happens in real and
imaginary situations [for example, trying out different colours on an
image, using an adventure game or simulation].

4. KS2 (1999)
Pupils should be taught…
 how to create, test, improve and refine sequences of
instructions to make things happen and to monitor events
and respond to them [for example, monitoring changes in
temperature, detecting light levels and turning on a light]
 to use simulations and explore models in order to answer
'What if ... ?' questions, to investigate and evaluate the effect
of changing values and to identify patterns and
relationships [for example, simulation software, spreadsheet
models].

6. LEGO WEDO

8. Video one another working
with the robotics kit used,
adding an interview or
narration.

9. Arduino and toy hacking

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11. Storyboard & planning

12. Your game…

13. Test and improve

14. Pupil workbook

15. Marking criteria

16. Your blog

17. Video essay

18. Looking back…

19. Module evaluation
bit.ly/icteval

20. What did you like?

21. What should I improve?