Author: Amanda McGarrigle

Computing Term 2
We are TV chefs

Background Information
In this unit, pupils produce short videos of themselves making a healthy meal or snack. They also decompose a complex problem into smaller parts – an important idea from computer science.

In this unit the children will…
Investigate recipes and TV cooking programmes.
Programming a sandwich making robot.
Developing a recipe.
Practising with the camera.
Filming the recipe.
Editing and reviewing.

By the end of this unit….
All children can:
Create a recipe with correctly ordered steps
Film video
Import their video to the computer
Most children can:
Create a recipe with clear steps
Predict what will happen when someone
follows their recipes
Film video, keeping the camera still and steady
Join video clips together
Some children will be able to:
Create a recipe with unambiguous steps
Correct their algorithms
Film a variety of shots
Use more advanced video editing techniques
(such as transitions or narration)

Key Vocabulary
Algorithm, camera, film, audio, recipe, video/.