Digital Technologies

 

Year 5 and 6 content descriptions

 

Digital Technologies Knowledge and Understanding: Examine the main components of common digital systems and

how they may connect together to form networks to transmit data (ACTDIK014)

 

• Investigating how the internal and external components of digital systems are coordinated to handle data,
  for example how a keyboard, central processing unit and screen work together to accept, manipulate and
  present data and information.  

 

Digital Technologies Processes and Production Skills: Design, modify and follow simple algorithms involving sequences of steps, branching, and iteration (repetition) (ACTDIP019)

 

• Following, modifying and describing the design of a game involving simple algorithms represented diagrammatically or in English, for example creating a flowchart with software that uses symbols to show decisions, processes and inputs and outputs.

 

A unit plan and other additional links to information and resources for the Years 5 and 6 Digital Technologies content descriptions are included within the plan.

 

 

Game Development Unit

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Additional resources:

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Bubbl.us - Mind map

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Game Maker Studio - Basic Tutorial (23:00 minutes)