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Design physical projects that include selection

I can design a physical project that includes selection.

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Design physical projects that include selection

I can design a physical project that includes selection.

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Key learning points

  1. Conditions and actions can be seen in real-life examples.
  2. A detailed drawing can be a helpful part of a plan.
  3. 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.


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To support their growing understanding of selection and conditions, students will identify how selection might be used in real-world situations. Then, they will consider how they can apply this knowledge when designing their project.
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Equipment

Crumble microcontroller, battery pack, crocodile clips, Sparkle LED, motor

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This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a condition in programming?
Correct answer: a statement that can be True or False
a command to start a program
a loop that repeats indefinitely
a way to stop a program
Q2.
What does selection control in a program?
the speed of the program
the number of loops in the program
the size of the program’s code
Correct answer: the flow of commands based on conditions
Q3.
What is a conditional loop?
Correct answer: a loop that repeats until a condition is met
a single command in a program
a way to stop a program
a set of unrelated commands
Q4.
What does True mean in a condition?
the program will stop running
the program will restart
Correct answer: the condition has been met
the condition has not been met
Q5.
What is an example of a condition?
turn on the light
Correct answer: if the button is pressed, turn on the light
repeat the commands five times
stop the program
Q6.
What is the name for the result or action produced by a program?
Correct Answer: output, An output

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is selection in programming?
a way to store information
a condition that always evaluates to True
a loop that repeats commands indefinitely
Correct answer: a part of a program where if a condition is met, a set of commands is run
Q2.
Match the terms to their definitions:
Correct Answer:selection,if a condition is met, a set of commands is run

if a condition is met, a set of commands is run

Correct Answer:condition,a statement that can be True or False

a statement that can be True or False

Correct Answer:repetition,part of a program where commands are run multiple times in a loop

part of a program where commands are run multiple times in a loop

Correct Answer:input,information provided to the program

information provided to the program

Q3.
What is a real-life example of a condition?
cars driving on a road
Correct answer: if the traffic light is green, cars can go
a loop that repeats commands
a drawing of a traffic light
Q4.
What is an example of repetition in a program?
a condition that checks if a button is pressed
a command to stop the program
Correct answer: a loop that makes a light blink five times
a drawing of the program’s design
Q5.
What happens if a condition is False in selection?
Correct answer: the program skips the commands linked to the condition
the program runs all commands
the program stops immediately
the program repeats the commands in a loop
Q6.
Which components are classed as output?
Correct answer: motor
Correct answer: LED
push button
battery pack