{"id":22507,"date":"2024-06-24T14:25:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T13:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?p=22507"},"modified":"2024-09-11T16:52:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T15:52:29","slug":"computing-in-primary-schools-big-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2024\/06\/24\/computing-in-primary-schools-big-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Computing in Primary Schools: The Big Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_70\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-2 layout-4\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_70-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>These &#8216;big ideas&#8217; for computing are designed to help educators and learners learn\u00a0the essential understanding in computing that all students should acquire during the Broad General Education.<br \/>It has been inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ase.org.uk\/bigideas\">Wynne Harlen&#8217;s Principles and Big Ideas of Science Education<\/a>. Some of the language or concepts may appear very abstract for inexperienced learners or educators but there is support throughout this site to understand each one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_70-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a id=\"ttfmake-1726069878\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 100px;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2023\/07\/05\/primary-computing-science\/\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">go to Primary Computing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/06\/11164110\/Colorful-Creative-Mind-Map-Brainstorm-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23281\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2024\/06\/24\/examples-of-planning-computing-in-primary-schools\/colorful-creative-mind-map-brainstorm-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/06\/11164110\/Colorful-Creative-Mind-Map-Brainstorm-3.png\" data-orig-size=\"1260,709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Computing big ideas graphic\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Computing big ideas graphic&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/06\/11164110\/Colorful-Creative-Mind-Map-Brainstorm-3-300x169.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/06\/11164110\/Colorful-Creative-Mind-Map-Brainstorm-3-1024x576.png\" id=\"longdesc-return-23281\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-23281 size-full\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/06\/11164110\/Colorful-Creative-Mind-Map-Brainstorm-3.png\" alt=\"big ideas in cmputing\" width=\"1260\" height=\"709\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn?longdesc=23281&amp;referrer=22507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/06\/11164110\/Colorful-Creative-Mind-Map-Brainstorm-3.png 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/06\/11164110\/Colorful-Creative-Mind-Map-Brainstorm-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/06\/11164110\/Colorful-Creative-Mind-Map-Brainstorm-3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2024\/06\/11164110\/Colorful-Creative-Mind-Map-Brainstorm-3-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_33\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_33-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/zymykqt\/articles\/z9myvcw\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Computers are machines designed to do <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">specific functions<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Computer are made of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">materials<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, such as metal and plastic, and require energy\/electricity to operate<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/zf2f9j6\/articles\/ztwnvj6#zpqfb7h\">Computers use only the <strong>numbers 0 and 1<\/strong> to work out every problem, do every action and store all information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/zs7s4wx\/articles\/zx8hpv4\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The physical parts of computers are called <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hardware<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, this includes inputs and outputs<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/zbhgjxs\/articles\/zgtgr82\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Computers can also <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">store data <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to be used later<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/z3tbwmn\/articles\/zgwnsbk\">Computers can be <strong>connected<\/strong> to share data and other resources (internet)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/z3tbwmn\/articles\/zykx6sg\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Computers are controlled by <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">instructions, <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">written in a range of languages, collectively called \u2018code\u2019<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/z3tbwmn\/articles\/z3whpv4\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Computers can only process <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">one instruction at a time<\/span><\/b><\/a> but they do this very quickly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Code has <strong>three basic rules<\/strong> used to make many more complex ones: <i style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/zs7s4wx\/articles\/z23q7ty#z8vqm39\">sequence<\/a>, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/zs7s4wx\/articles\/zd3pf82#zwgsvwx\">selection<\/a><\/i>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/zs7s4wx\/articles\/zd3pf82#zxkbcmn\">repetition<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These &#8216;big ideas&#8217; 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