Cambridge Lower Secondary Computing 9

This title has been endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education.Deliver an exciting computing course for ages 11-14, building on students' existing computing skills and experience whilst demonstrating new concepts, with practice opportunities to ensure progression.- Recap and activate students' prior knowledge with 'Do you remember?' panels and introduce more advanced skills with 'Challenge yourself!' tasks.- Allow students to demonstrate their knowledge creatively with engaging end of unit projects that apply skills and concepts in a range of different contexts.- Develop computational thinking with an emphasis on broadening understanding throughout the activities.- Provide clear guidance on e-safety with a strong focus throughout.ContentsIntroduction1 Presenting choices: combining constructs2 Design your own network: shape and size3 Coding and testing: game development for the Micro:bit4 Drilling down: How the processor processes5 Big data modelling and analysis: databases and spreadsheets6 An array of skills: expert storytellingGlossaryIndex