computing

📚 Course Units

Algorithms   8 lessons

Year 10 · KS4  |  📂 Go to Algorithms Unit Page

In this unit pupils will discover the computational thinking techniques: decomposition, abstraction and algorithmic thinking. They will reflect on differences between algorithms and computer programs and explore how algorithms can be represented. Pupils will also explore the impact of algorithmic bias.

  1. Computational Thinking
  2. Comparing Algorithms to Computer Programs
  3. Representing Algorithms Using Flowcharts
  4. Representing Algorithms Using Pseudocode
  5. Tracing Algorithms
  6. Data Structures
  7. Algorithmic Bias
  8. Tackling a Project Using Computational Thinking

3D Animation 6 lessons

Year 9 · KS3  |  📂 Go to 3D Animation Unit Page

In this unit pupils will discover how to create 3D animations using industry-standard software. They will gain a greater understanding of how 3D animation is used to make the media products that we consume. They will explore the basics of modelling, texturing and animating to create 3D models.

  1. Move, Rotate, Scale, Colour
  2. Keyframe Animation and Parenting Objects
  3. Complex Models and Colours
  4. Organic Modelling
  5. Lighting and Cameras
  6. Render and Export Animations