Harris Academy South Norwood

Short Term Planning Template: Weekly Overview (2-4 lessons)

Subject Area: Design and Technology Half Term: Carousel Week Beginning: / Class: Year 8/9 Unit Title: Systems & Control

Differentiation Weekly Learning Objectives Weekly Learning Outcomes Resources

All To understand and develop the skills of Students are to begin building the system using As below
(NC/GCSE Range) using ‘Procedures’ in Logicator. the help guides with teacher acting as
facilitator.
To build confidence of independently solving Tasks 1-3 to be completed by the end of the
problems. lesson.
Review to be in the form of assessment of students
work.

Most Students to gain further competence in Students to progress onto next unit. As below
(NC/GCSE Range) completing flow diagrams for models set.

Some Students understand the relationship Students progress further onto next unit. As below
(NC/GCSE Range) between systems and mechanical outputs.

Suggested Learning and Teaching Ideas

Starter
Students to call out a type of input or
output (and state which it is) when
their name is called on register.
Development Plenary Assessment
WEEK 4: Q. and A. session on the use of Homework submissions to be
Register taken at start of lesson in silence. Students to procedures in a system. marked on Presentation and
hand in H/W at Lesson start and insert into folders. Effort Marks recorded on pro
Teacher to gather groups to main workbench for forma and feedback given in
discussion and demonstrations on pertinent topics – recap comment section.
on how to complete steps of flow diagram models. Work to be given to student in
Teacher is to act as facilitator to individual students giving order for them to insert into
advice and guidance where necessary. revision folder.
EEN students given separate targets while main body of If applicable, benchmark and
students is on task. target points to be noted in
Teacher to go through homework task. student’s planner on target
Formal Review taken at end of lesson sheets.
Resources Homework
Access to Logicator software A.) Advantages of Control Technology (environmental, social issues etc).
Interactive whiteboard B.) Disadvantages of Control Technology.
Work booklets

Cross Curricular Checklist (in relation to 6 week overview)

Lit Num ICT Ent/WRL PHSEE Citizenship VAK