Technologies · Year 3
34 interactive lessons to explore
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Digital Systems: Hardware & Software
Explore the parts of a digital system and tell hardware apart from software.
⏱ 16 min · 12 questions
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Showing Data with Symbols
Learn how computers and people use symbols and codes to stand for information.
⏱ 16 min · 8 questions
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Branching: Making Decisions in Algorithms
Use 'if' questions to make algorithms choose between two paths.
⏱ 16 min · 8 questions
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Designing for Sustainability
Learn how to reduce, reuse, and recycle when we design and use things.
⏱ 16 min · 7 questions
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How the Internet Connects Us
Discover what a network is and how the internet links computers together.
⏱ 16 min · 7 questions
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Collecting and Organising Data
Plan a survey, collect data, and organise it into a table.
⏱ 16 min · 6 questions
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Designing for Different People
Learn how good designs think about who will use them and their needs.
⏱ 16 min · 7 questions
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Repeating Steps with Loops
Use loops to repeat steps in an algorithm without writing them again and again.
⏱ 16 min · 7 questions
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Tools and Workshop Safety
Choose the right tool for the job and use it safely.
⏱ 16 min · 7 questions
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Making Strong Passwords
Learn what makes a password strong and how to keep it secret.
⏱ 16 min · 7 questions
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Wheels, Axles and Movement
Explore how wheels and axles help machines move and carry loads.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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From Farm to Plate
Trace how food travels from where it is grown to your plate.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Peripherals and What They Do
Sort the extra devices we connect to computers by whether they are input, output or storage.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Pictures Made of Pixels
Discover how computers build pictures out of tiny coloured squares called pixels.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Drawing Algorithms as Flowcharts
Show step-by-step instructions as a flowchart with boxes and arrows.
⏱ 16 min · 6 questions
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Levers and Simple Machines
See how a lever helps us lift and move things with less effort.
⏱ 16 min · 6 questions
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Organising Data in Tables
Use rows and columns to organise data so it is easy to read.
⏱ 16 min · 6 questions
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Designing Packaging
Think about why products have packaging and how to design it well.
⏱ 16 min · 6 questions
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Input, Process, Output
See how digital systems take input, process it, and give an output.
⏱ 16 min · 6 questions
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Making a First Model
Build a quick model to test a design idea before making the real thing.
⏱ 16 min · 6 questions
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Formatting Digital Text
Make digital text clear using headings, bold and lists.
⏱ 16 min · 6 questions
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Measuring and Marking
Measure and mark materials carefully before cutting or joining.
⏱ 16 min · 6 questions
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Copy, Paste and Undo
Save time on a computer with copy, paste and undo. Learn handy editing commands.
⏱ 15 min · 6 questions
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Designing with Wind Power
Wind can push sails and spin turbines. Design something that moves using the wind.
⏱ 15 min · 6 questions
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Usernames and Passwords
A username says who you are; a password proves it's really you. Learn the difference.
⏱ 15 min · 5 questions
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Choosing Materials by Testing
Which material is strongest? Run a fair test to choose the best one for a job.
⏱ 15 min · 6 questions
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What Makes a Design Good?
Learn to judge a design against criteria — the things it must do to succeed.
⏱ 15 min · 7 questions
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Collecting Data with Surveys
Learn how to collect data by asking questions, then organise the answers.
⏱ 15 min · 6 questions
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Where Clothes Come From
Trace fibres from plants and animals to the clothes we wear, in a food and fibre lesson.
⏱ 15 min · 6 questions
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Saving and Naming Files
Learn why we save files, give them clear names, and put them in folders to find later.
⏱ 12 min · 6 questions
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Designing a Garden to Grow Food
Plan a small garden system that gives plants what they need to grow food.
⏱ 16 min · 7 questions
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Organising Files into Folders
Learn how folders keep digital files tidy so you can find them fast.
⏱ 16 min · 7 questions
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Systems That Move Water
Explore how pipes, taps and channels are designed to move water where we need it.
⏱ 16 min · 7 questions
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Secret Codes and Messages
Discover how messages can be turned into codes and back again.
⏱ 16 min · 7 questions