Hodder Cambridge Lower Secondary Computing 8 Student’s Book

Summary 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. Contents Introduction 1 TeenTech: Network structure and security 2 It’s all in the planning: Pseudocode and algorithms 3 Let’s talk technology: What’s going on inside 4 Testing conditions: Developing games 5 Click and collect: Data collection and validation 6 Iterating through a solution: software design and development Glossary Index