ARCHIVED Year 3 Blog 2024/25

 In Year 3 Computing today we continued our journey into coding by exploring the Micro:bit, a mini computer that we can program to achieve lots of different outcomes. We loved exploring the device and creating images do display on it, as well as using it to create a flashing heart animation. 

 Today in computing we began to learn about stop motion animation. We used a piece of software to create a stick man animation of a basketball. The children loved getting their animations to work and should be very proud of their results!

 In today’s computing lesson, we were learning about how digital devices can help us, and thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of using digital devices. To answer the question, we explored using a paint app on the computer and compared this with painting in real life. 

In Computing today we have been defining Digital Devices and identifying inputs and outputs. We learned that all digital devices have an input, process then output in order to help us. We then made designs for our own Digital Devices!

Today in Computing, Year 3 have been learning how to use Scratch to programme 3 different sprites to move. We had to think carefully about the blocks that we chose and the commands that we gave them. We then explored some new blocks by adding commands and modifying the code. 

 Today was our first Computing lesson of the year. We talked about what we have remembered from Year 2 and thought about how computers are used in our everyday lives. We thought about the many uses of computers and discussed how to keep ourselves safe online. We then reminded ourselves how to login to our accounts and navigated to Chrome Music Lab. Over the next few weeks, we will be using Scratch to program our own musical instruments! Watch this space...