Year 7 ICT – Curriculum Map
7A& B
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
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E-Safety
Identifying and selecting Hardware and Software
Different types of data and how they are stored
Using ICT to communicate
Protecting physical safety when using ICT
Protecting emotional well-being when using ICT
Recognising inappropriate conduct, content and contact
Knowing how to report concerns
Presentation
Editing and improving existing presentations
Using refined searches
Understanding Copyright
Planning, Making and Evaluating
Working to a brief
Considering audience and purpose
Computational Thinking - Flowol
Identifying basic algorithms
Comparing algorithms
Using Boolean logic (True, False, AND, OR, NOT)
Creating logical algorithms
Programming - Scratch
Planning, Making and Evaluating
Modelling real-world behaviours
Using a programming language
Considering file formats
Creating elements for a game
Considering audience, purpose and usability
How Computers Work
Basic binary calculation
Using binary to create images and vice versa
Understanding the system cycle
Understanding how data is protected
Using data structures
7C
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E-Safety
Identifying and using Hardware and Software
Different types of data and how they are stored
Using ICT to communicate
Protecting physical safety when using ICT
Protecting emotional well-being when using ICT
Recognising inappropriate conduct, content and contact
Knowing how to report concerns
Presentation
Editing and improving existing presentations
Searching for information or images
Considering copyright
Stating what they intend to do
Developing presentation skills
Making presentations in different styles
Computational Thinking - Beebots
Identifying sequences of instructions
Understanding different instructions produce different actions
Using Boolean basics (True, False)
Using IF and THEN to create basic algorithms
Programming - Scratch
Reviewing existing games
Using a programming language
Planning a game
Combining existing elements to make a game
Choosing relevant and suitable elements
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How Computers Work
Converting decimal to binary up to 8 (1000)
Using binary to create simple images
Considering the parts of a computer and what they do
Understanding how data is stored
Using simple data structures
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Year 7 ICT – Curriculum Map
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Summer 2
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Creating Web Elements
Understanding parts of a website
Considering audience, purpose, usability and trustworthiness when
evaluating and creating web elements
Creating web graphics, text and animations
Saving in web-appropriate formats, considering file size
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Creating Web Elements
Identifying parts of a website
Considering audience when creating web elements
Understanding that websites will look different depending on
audience and purpose when looking at existing elements
Creating graphics, text and/or animations intended for use on a
website