International Computing - Student Book 1

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Chapter 1: Our digital world

1 2 1.4 How could a robot help? 8 1.5 Design your robot 10 4 1.6 Showcase your robot 11 6

Chapter 2: Content creation

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14 2.4 Select foods in Scratch 16 2.5 Play your Scratch game 18 2.6 Showcase your app

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1.1 Computers around you 1.2 Computers inside devices and robots 1.3 Interview a guest

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Introduction: How to use this book

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2.1 Passwords 2.2 Make a choice 2.3 Type your words

Chapter 3: Create with code 1

28 3.4 Create a story 34 30 3.5 Build and test your story 36 32 3.6 Showcase your story 37

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3.1 Everyday algorithms 3.2 Bee-Bot paths 3.3 Predict and run

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Chapter 4: How computers work

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4.1 Parts of a computer 4.2 Inputs and outputs in an app 4.3 Sound input and output 4.4 Choose costumes for your app

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Chapter 5: Create with code 2 5.1 Stacking tower 5.2 Debugging 5.3 Layered scene

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52 5.4 Design your scene 54 5.5 Build and test scenes 56 5.6 Showcase your scene

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Chapter 6: Connect the world 6.1 Wired and wireless connections 6.2 Networks and the internet 6.3 Webpages and the World Wide Web

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6.4 Webpage planning 70 64 6.5 Webpage design 72 6.6 Showcase your webpage 73 66

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Chapter 7: The power of data

76 7.4 Collect your data 78 7.5 Use your data 80 7.6 Showcase your data

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Glossary of key terms

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7.1 Answering questions 7.2 Sort and organise data 7.3 Plan a celebration

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Acknowledgements

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Chapter 1

Our digital world

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Project: Design a robot to help someone who works at your school

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In this chapter, you will:

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● identify different kinds of computer ● explain how people use computers in everyday life ● list programs and apps that computers can run ● design your own robot.

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End of chapter project:

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Design a robot to help someone who works at your school

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You will design something like these robots:

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Chapter 1.1

Computers around you

What do you already know?

• People use computers in everyday life.

• You can use a computer for work and play.

Computers A computer is an electronic machine that can do useful things.

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Here are some examples of computers.

• computer – electronic machine that can perform tasks • app (program) – used for specific tasks on a computer

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Computers can be big or small — some can even fit in your pocket!

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Key terms

laptop

tablet

games console

smartphone

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E-reader

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desktop

Discuss: 1. Have you seen any of these computers before? Can you find any in your classroom?

Workbook Page 1: Complete Task A, ‘Which is not a computer?’.

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Uses of computers

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Discuss: 2. What have you used a computer for?

Workbook Page 2: Complete Task B, ‘I use a computer to…’.

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To do different activities on a computer, you need different programs. Programs are sometimes called apps.

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To open a program you can click or tap on a small picture on your computer.

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Here are some examples of different computer programs.

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computer game

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Play a game

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word processor

art application

Draw a picture

music app with playlist Write a story

Listen to music

Discuss: 3. What programs have you used on a computer before?

Stay safe: Before you play a game, make sure that it is for your age group. Ask an adult if you are allowed to play it.

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Chapter 1.2

Computers inside devices and robots

What do you already know?

• Laptops, tablets and smartphones are computers.

• Computers come in different shapes and sizes.

• You can use computers for lots of different things,

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such as playing games and listening to music.

Digital devices around you

Key terms

air conditioning

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Makes the air cooler on hot days

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Here are some examples of digital devices.

washing machine

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Uses water and soap to make dirty clothes clean

supermarket checkout

Works out the total cost of scanned shopping items

• digital device – object that contains a small computer to perform tasks • robot – digital device that performs a useful task on its own; it may be able to move or talk

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There are digital devices all around you.

Digital devices are objects that contain small computers to control what they do.

CCTV

Cameras watch to see if anything bad is happening

satellite navigation A digital map that helps you find the way to places

Discuss: 4. Which of these digital devices have you seen?

Can you think of any more digital devices?

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Robots Robots are a type of digital device. They can do different tasks on their own! A computer first needs to tell the robot what to do and how to do it.

Here are some examples of robots.

mail-sorting robot

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food-delivery robot

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ocean-cleaning robot

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Discuss: 5. Have you seen a robot in the real world?

Can you think of any more real-life robots?

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Discuss: 6. Can you find all the robots in the pictures?

There are three robots in each picture.

Workbook Pages 3 and 4: Complete Task A, ‘Digital devices and robots around you’.

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Chapter 1.3

Interview a guest

What do you already know?

• A robot is a digital device that performs a useful

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task on its own.

• A robot may be able to move or talk.

• Robots can help humans with tasks.

Key terms

End of chapter project:

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• interview – a discussion with a person, where you ask questions to find things out

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Designing a robot

Design a robot to help someone who works at your school.

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Your project is to design a robot to help someone with an everyday task. You will ask a person questions to find out how to help them. Asking questions for a purpose is called an interview.

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Here is an example of an interview.

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Discuss: 7. How do school meals work in our school?

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Plan the interview

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You will interview a person about their job. Your questions will help you understand their job.

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Discuss: 8. What questions could you ask the person about the job they do every day at school?

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Your teacher will write down your ideas for your class interview.

The interview

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Now it is time for the interview! Your teacher will introduce a guest. You will take turns asking the questions from your class list of questions.

Workbook Pages 5 and 6: Complete Task A, ‘The interview’.

Discuss: 9. What did you learn from the interview with your guest? Were there any surprises?

Reflect: What have you learned about asking questions and listening to other people?

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Chapter 1.4

How could a robot help?

What do you already know?

• A robot is a digital device that performs a useful

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task on its own.

• A robot may be able to move or talk.

• Robots can help humans with tasks.

What can a robot do?

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Robots can help with many tasks. Some robots can move.

Some robots can listen and talk. Here are some examples of what robots can do.

Discuss: 10. What everyday tasks would a robot be good at? Are there any tasks you do every day that a robot could do?

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