Technologies · Foundation
34 interactive lessons to explore
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Sorting & Patterns with Data
Sort things into groups and spot patterns — the first step in working with data.
⏱ 10 min · 11 questions
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Tools and Staying Safe
Meet some everyday tools and learn how to use them safely.
⏱ 10 min · 8 questions
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Materials All Around Us
Discover what things are made of and why we use different materials.
⏱ 10 min · 7 questions
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What is a Computer?
Spot computers around you and learn the buttons and screens we use to tell them things.
⏱ 10 min · 7 questions
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Being Kind When We Use Devices
Learn simple ways to be kind and safe when we use a tablet or computer.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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Where Does Our Food Come From?
Discover that food comes from plants and animals on farms and gardens.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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Pictures Can Tell Us Things
Learn how pictures and signs share information without using words.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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What is Technology?
Find out that technology is anything people make to help solve a problem.
⏱ 10 min · 7 questions
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Putting In and Getting Out
Learn how we put things into a machine and how it gives things back.
⏱ 10 min · 7 questions
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Doing It Again: Repeats
See how we can repeat the same step over and over, just like a computer loop.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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Drawing and Labelling a Design
Draw a picture of something you want to make and add labels to show the parts.
⏱ 10 min · 7 questions
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Ways to Join Things Together
Discover the different ways we can stick, tie and clip materials together.
⏱ 10 min · 7 questions
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Saving and Storing on a Computer
Learn how computers keep our pictures and work so we can find them again.
⏱ 10 min · 7 questions
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Keeping My Private Things Safe
Learn which things about you should be kept private when using devices.
⏱ 10 min · 7 questions
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Be the Robot: Following Commands
Pretend to be a robot and follow simple movement commands one step at a time.
⏱ 10 min · 7 questions
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Order in My Day
Put everyday activities in the right order, just like steps in a plan.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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Soft, Hard and Bendy
Explore how materials feel and why we choose them for different jobs.
⏱ 10 min · 7 questions
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Toys That Move
Look at how toys move — rolling, pushing, pulling — and what makes them go.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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Buttons and Switches
Find buttons and switches around you and learn what they make happen.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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Handling Things With Care
Learn to use and look after tools and toys gently and safely.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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Yes and No Questions
Answer yes or no questions to sort things — the start of decisions.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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A Place for Everything
Design simple ways to keep things tidy so they are easy to find.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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Buttons Make Things Happen
Press a button and something happens! Learn how we tell machines what to do.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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Balancing and Stacking
Build a tower that stands up! Learn what makes a stack of blocks stay or fall.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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Taking a Photo
A camera makes a picture you can keep. Learn how we make and look after photos.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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Things That Roll
Round things roll and flat things slide. Discover how shape changes the way things move.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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Warm Things and Cold Things
Explore which materials keep us warm and which keep us cool, and why designers choose them.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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Sounds Tell Us Things
Discover how machines and devices use sounds to give us messages and information.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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Mixing and Changing Materials
See how mixing materials together can make something new, just like cooks and makers do.
⏱ 12 min · 6 questions
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Following Picture Steps
Learn to follow simple picture instructions in order to make a digital device do a job.
⏱ 10 min · 6 questions
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Shapes That Fit Together
Discover how some shapes fit together neatly to build and pack things.
⏱ 10 min · 7 questions
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Tap, Swipe and Drag
Learn the friendly touches that tell a tablet or screen what to do.
⏱ 10 min · 7 questions
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Helper Tools at Home
Spot the everyday tools that help people do jobs around the home.
⏱ 10 min · 7 questions
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Pictures Tell Us What To Do
See how pictures and symbols give us simple instructions to follow.
⏱ 10 min · 7 questions