Year 5:
Can they combine sequences and instructions and procedures to turn devices on or off? Do they understand input and output? Can they use an ICT program to control an external device that is electrical and/or mechanical? Can they use ICT to measure sound or light or temperate using sensors? Can they explore ‘What is’ questions by playing adventure or quest games? Can they write programs that have sequences and repetitions?
Year 6:
Can they explain how an algorithm works? Can they detect errors in a program and correct them? Can they use an ICT program to control a number of events for an external device? Can they use ICT to measure sound, light or temperature using sensors and interpret data? Can they explore ‘what if’ questions by planning different scenarios for controlled devices? Can they use input from sensors to trigger events? Can they check and refine a series of instructions?