Autumn Term 2022 - Year 5/6 Computing - Video Editing

Year 5 and 6 will be learning about video editing in Computing this half term.

Some ideas for activities at home:

1. Discuss how to keep safe online

2. Look at technology in your home - what is necessary or unnecessary - it is used in the correct way?

3. Take some videos on a smart phone/camera - can you use an app to edit your video? Think about angles, zoom, length etc.

Autumn Term 2022 - Year 3/4 Computing - Photo Editing

Year 3 and 4 will be learning about photo editing in Computing this half term.

Some ideas for activities at home:

1. Discuss how to keep safe online

2. Look at technology in your home - what is necessary or unnecessary - it is used in the correct way?

3. Take some photos on a smart phone/camera - can you use an app to edit your photo? Crop/change colour/rotate etc.

Summer Term 2022 - Data

Year 3/4 - Data Repetition, Lego

We will be using new software to explore data input and repeating instructions through Lego. At home, create a written code for a Lego model - this could be for a character or vehicle to move, or an object to open/close etc.

Year 5/6 - Flat-file Database

This term we look at how a flat-file database can be used to organise data in records. We will use tools within a database to order and answer questions about data. We will create graphs and charts from our data to help solve problems. Choose something simple to create a database for - for example the colour of cars which pass your home - create a record in a table.

Spring Term 2022 - Year 3/4 - Publisher Skills

Use any desktop publishing application to make a leaflet or brochure about somewhere you have visited using text boxes and images. 

Spring Term 2022 - Year 5/6 - Spreadsheets

Create your own spreadsheet for a sports league - this would be for a professional sport, local sport or completely fictional table. Create your own data and plan the layout in a new blank file. Explore the features of your spreadsheet application e.g. creating graphs or interpreting your data. 

Autumn Term 2021 - Year 3/4 - Audio

Using a device at home, create your own podcast.

Autumn Term 2021 - Year 5/6 - Vector Drawing

Use Google Drawing to create your own graphic drawing.

Spring Term 2021 - All KS2 - Coding 

Can you program a sprite to make them move?

Can you add extra detail to your work?

Can you create a background?

Can you give a good clear set of instructions?

Can you set or change the variable on a game?

Download software such as Scratch2   https://scratch.mit.edu/download/scratch2