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Museum gallery prototypes

Systems and control: sensor alarms

Unit Summary

This unit develops pupils' programming and control knowledge, with a focus on monitoring. Debugging and troubleshooting will be introduced. Pupils will learn how to integrate a BBC Micro:bit in a product and use sensors to program a light display.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to create a model museum gallery.

Key Notes

  • Museum galleries are designed purposefully.
  • Museum gallery layouts consider users and artefacts.
  • Choice of materials have to be considered for their purpose.
  • Choice of joining materials have to be considered for their purpose.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • gallery: a room inside a museum that displays objects
  • artefact: an object displayed in a museum
  • prototype: a simple, low-cost model made to check size, shape, and function

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Museum galleries are not organised in any order. Artefacts are displayed randomly.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Museum galleries are designed purposefully. Museum gallery layouts consider users and artefacts.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'gallery'

a room inside a museum that displays objects.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Museum galleries are not organised in any order. Artefacts are displayed randomly. Correction: Museum galleries are carefully designed and include thought about access and display of artefacts.

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