KS3 Computing/unattached/KS3 Computer Science

What is Computing?

Computing is....

[Diagram here of what computing is]

IT is...

Digital literacy is...

Computer Science is the study of what computers are, how they work and how to develop new applications and systems which use them. Computer Science is not the same as ICT, which is all about how to use computers and applications to process and communicate information.

This book is aimed at students in Key Stage 3 but might also be useful to students of other ages. Key Stage 3 is normally students between the ages of 11 and 14 in British schools.

Table of Contents

What is Computing

Assessment table

Assessment is based on the Assessing Attainment in Computing document, which is based on the Computing Programme of Study

	CS	IT	DL
6.1	Use computational abstractions	Undertake creative projects with challenging goals	Understand a range of ways to use technology respectfully
6.2	Model state of real world problems	Use multiple applications	Recognise inappropriate content
6.3	Use a programming language to solve computational problems	[Work with] applications across a range of devices	Recognise inappropriate contact
6.4	Understand simple Boolean logic	Collect data	Recognise inappropriate conduct
6.5	Understand how numbers can be represented in binary		Know how to report concerns
6.6	Understand the hardware components that make up computer systems		Reuse digital artefacts for a given audience
6.7	Understand how text can be represented digitally in the form of binary digits		Attend to usability of digital artefacts
6.8	Understand how pictures can be represented digitally in the form of binary digits		Understand a range of ways to use technology safely

Note for Teachers

This textbook is designed to accompany the teaching of the Computing Key Stage 3 programme of study, following the 2014 curriculum changes.

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