Year 4 learned to give an ‘on-screen’ robot specific instructions that takes them from A to B and experiment with variables to control models. As part of the session they learned to:
- programme a glowing snail to show a flash of light - programme a cooling fan to turn at different speeds - programme a moving satellite to turn for a set length of time - programme a spy robot to detect motion The children had a great time experimenting with their robots and creating scripts to programme them to complete different tasks.
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Children in Year 4 identified some technologies where bullying may take place. They also discussed some of the ways people can be bullied through a range of media e.g. - Image - Video - Text - Chat As a class we discussed why it is important to think carefully about how content you post might affect others, their feelings and how others feel about them. Children then went on to create their own play-scripts in groups about online bullying and performed these in front of their class. Year 4 worked in pairs to design and create their own PowerPoint presentation to explore the North West region of the UK as linked with our Geography topic. The children were then given the opportunity to present their research to the rest of the class. They did a fantastic job and produced eye catching and informative presentations. They created slide templates, inserted hyperlinks and added a variety of transitions and animations to their presentation. The children were able to express what they liked about their presentation and what improvements they would like to make. Year 4 learned about how online identity can be different to the identity presented in 'real life'. We discussed scenarios and how we would respond if someone online spoke to us that we did not know. Year 4 also recognised how it is important to consider how they present themselves in the online world and how this can affect their digital footprint. The children were shocked learn how easy it is to present yourself differently online and completed their own real and fake profiles to show how we need to be vigilant and ensure we know who we are communicating with when using the internet.
For our Spring eSafety topic, Year 4 looked at airbrushing and how it is used in almost all advertising we see. The children discussed why companies airbrush their pictures and the effects it can have on the audience. The children also learned how to recognise if a picture/ image has been airbrushed.
This term Year 4 have created pictographs and Venn diagrams, linked to our topic of Rainforests. The children compared the Wirral and Brasilia using a Venn diagram and created a pictograph to show data collected relating to a specific rainforests each child would like to visit.
This term Year 4 have looked at the World's rainforests. The children collected data about which rainfroest they would like to visit and collated their results into a bar chart online. The children also made comparisons between the climate in the UK and in the Amazon Rainforest and completed a line graph to show their results.
This term children in Year 4 created a podcast linking to our topic of Ancient Egypt. The children rehearsed and recorded their script in groups and used the Anchor app to create their audio content. Click the link below to listen to their fantastic podcasts!
https://anchor.fm/clare-kophamel
As part of our E-Safety topic year 4 learned how to 'Check it's for real' online. We looked at emails, texts, posts websites and pictures and how we could identify if they were suspicious. The children discussed what they would do if something online was fake and who they could go to. The children also used Google Interland - Reality River to explore how they could respond to online phishing.
The children enjoyed taking part in the Code Club program and completed the sessions for Level Two, building on their learning from Year Three.
During this half term, the children in Year Four learnt to write algorithms to solve the position/direction app A.L.E.X with great success!
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