Programming Standards

Year 5

Children recognise the need for an effective algorithm to achieve a specific outcome. They understand that efficient procedures are important for effective outcomes. Children begin to recognise the need to break problems up into smaller parts to achieve a solution. Children recognise that sensing change can be used to begin an action. Children begin to understand the need for logical reasoning to detect and correct errors in a program. Children recognise a variable in an algorithm or program and begin to understand why it is needed.

• Explore procedures using repeat to achieve solutions to problems using Scratch or Kodu
• Talk about procedures as parts of a program
• Refine procedures to improve efficiency
• Use variables and operators to develop complexity in program functions
• Explore instructions to control software or hardware with an input and using if... then... commands
• Explore a computer model to control a physical system
• Change inputs on a model to achieve different outputs
• Refine and extend a program
• Identify difficulties and articulate a solution for errors in a program
• Write down the steps required (an algorithm) to achieve the outcome that is wanted and refer to this when programming

Car game

Maze game