Design physical projects that include selection
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can design a physical project that includes selection.
Key learning points
- Conditions and actions can be seen in real-life examples.
- A detailed drawing can be a helpful part of a plan.
- Designs can help when writing programming projects.
Keywords
Repetition - part of a program where one or more commands are run multiple times in a loop
Condition - a statement that can be either True or False
Selection - part of a program where if a condition is met, then a set of commands is run
Common misconception
Selection is only used for turning things on and off.
Selection can be used for different actions, such as changing speed, colour, or sound.
Teacher tip
Support pupils to link real-world examples of selection to their own projects, helping them make purposeful design choices.
Equipment
Pupils will need access to a microcontroller, crocodile clips, battery packs, Sparkle LEDs and motors. Examples in this lesson use Crumble https://oak.link/crumble
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a condition in programming?
Q2.What does selection control in a program?
Q3.What is a conditional loop?
Q4.What does True mean in a condition?
Q5.What is an example of a condition?
Q6.What is the name for the result or action produced by a program?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is selection in programming?
Q2.Match the terms to their definitions:
if a condition is met, a set of commands is run
a statement that can be True or False
part of a program where commands are run multiple times in a loop
information provided to the program
Q3.What is a real-life example of a condition?
Q4.What is an example of repetition in a program?
Q5.What happens if a condition is False in selection?
Q6.Which components are classed as output?
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