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Year 5 computing

Year 5 computing runs to 36 lessons across a 36 week year, for children aged 9 to 10 in Key Stage 2. Every lesson is listed below in teaching order.

The vocabulary a child meets this year includes system, input, process, output, digital system, benefit, automation, sensor, data, search term, refine, algorithm.

These lessons are written by Oak National Academy, the government-funded curriculum body, and are free to anyone. StudyDen sequences them, marks the answers and keeps the record.

Every Year 5 computing lesson

In the order they are taught. 36 lessons.

Introduction to computer systems

  1. Digital Systems
  2. Computer Systems in Society
  3. Searching the Web
  4. Selecting Search Results
  5. How Search Results Are Ranked
  6. How Search Results Can Be Influenced

Video production

  1. What Is a Video?
  2. Filming Techniques
  3. Using a Storyboard to Film and Review Videos
  4. Planning a Video and Script Writing
  5. Importing and Editing Video
  6. Video Editing and Evaluation

Exploring selection in physical computing

  1. Connecting Physical Computing Devices
  2. Combining Outputs: Motors, Lights, and Loops
  3. Controlling with Conditions
  4. Using Selection to Control the Flow of a Program
  5. Design Physical Projects That Include Selection
  6. Writing and Testing Algorithms

Flat-file databases

  1. Creating a Paper-Based Database
  2. Computer Databases
  3. Using a Database: Searching and Sorting
  4. Using Search Tools: AND and OR in Databases
  5. Comparing Data Visually
  6. Databases in Real Life

Introduction to vector graphics

  1. Shape and Line Tools: Building Vector Drawings
  2. Creating Images Using Vector Graphics
  3. Making Effective Drawings
  4. Layers and Objects in Vector Drawings
  5. Manipulating Objects: Copy, Group, and Reuse in Vector Graphics
  6. Create a Vector Drawing

Using selection in programming to develop a quiz

  1. Conditions in Selection Statements
  2. Outcomes from Selection Statements
  3. Using Conditions to Build Quiz Questions
  4. Designing a Quiz
  5. Testing a Quiz: Using Selection in Scratch
  6. Evaluating a Quiz

Each of the 6 units has a free printable Year 5 computing worksheet, with the answers on a separate page.

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Common questions

What does Year 5 computing cover?
Year 5 computing runs to 36 lessons across a 36 week year, covering system, input, process, output, digital system, benefit and more.
How many computing lessons are in Year 5?
36 lessons, sequenced in teaching order across the school year.
How old is a child in Year 5?
Children in Year 5 are 9 to 10 years old during the school year in England and Wales.