Lesson Plan - Instruction Set Design

Leader of Mr. Sooraj Rajmohan Subject/Topic Instruction Set Students with NA

Learning Design SEND

Date Mixed Ability/ NA Nature of SEND NA

Set

Duration 40 minutes # of Students Attainment Level ____ % of Secure and above

Year Group # of Boys Class Profile

Summary

Teach to inspire
Objectives: Outcome: By the end of the lesson

Students will be able to record a sequence of instructions of a
given instruction list
Vocabulary: Instruction, Efficiency, Encoded, Instruction set
• Students will be able to record a sequence of instructions of a given instruction
list
• Students will be able to discuss the trade-off between a route with a limited
number of instructions and a route with a limited range of instructions
• Students will be able to Identify the best route from a range of algorithms

Theory: Differentiation Strategies: In ability groups

Starter: Show students the second slide of PowerPoint (route
with human being) and ask them to describe how to get from the
corridor outside the classroom to the canteen to a partner. Discuss
how the instructions were all designed to solve the same problem,
but differed in complexity and precision. Next, show the third
slide of PowerPoint (route with robot) and ask students, in the
same pairs, to discuss how the instructions would differ if they
were describing the route to a robot.
Main activity 1: Efficient instructions
Ask students to complete a copy of Worksheet-1
Discuss the notion of efficient instructions and what efficiency
means
Challenge-1
Students will be able to –reduce the number of instructions
required to reach a destination by negotiating obstacles.
Challenge-2
Students will be able to navigate a robot to the destination using two different
routes and understand that one route might use more instructions than the other.
Challenge-3
Students will be able to weigh up the number of instructions against the variety of
instructions used and make recommendations
Ask Questions-Discussion SEN Provision: NA

Learning Social
1. Which route is the best route in terms of efficiency and
simplicity? Justify.

2. Think of two new instructions, such as MoveStones or

HoverOverRavine, to add to your robot’s instruction set. Do
you feel that the new set of instructions are more efficient
than the old one? Justify.

Plenary: Discuss about students’ findings and ensure they Assessment for Learning opportunities:
understand that the terms simplicity and efficiency. The students would be assessed on their ability to- plan and research – how to solve a
problem by using different methods and able to identify the efficient solution.
Homework: Cross Curricular Links:
English: Formulating command sets
Ask students to complete Home worksheet for students who Science: robotics
would benefit from a kinaesthetic activity. Materials Needed/Resources:
Power point |Worksheets
e-safety :
Students are allowed to access online tools creating their presentation and poster ,but make sure that they are not exploring their work in any social
networks. The usual precautions need to be taken with web access, ensuring that access to inappropriate material is blocked by filters.
Keep an eye on activity logs, and intervene when appropriate to help children work through problems.
Evaluation of teaching : Evaluation of learning: