OCR Computer Science Unit 1 Lesson

List the occassions where computers are seen in the trailer!

60 Second Whiteboard Challenge Why might computers be featuring in so many movies and tv action-thrillers? 24, Die Hard 4.0, Skyfall, The Matrix, Eagle Eye, Olympus Has Fallen, Mission Impossible 4, The Cabin in the Woods, Tron Legacy, The Social Network, Minority Report, Iron Man, Inception, Pacific Rim…the list goes on!

Learning Objectives During the lesson you will be learning: What computer systems are used in the modern world How modern world computer systems impact our lifestyle and society

Group Activity “Without computers modern society would collapse.” On a scale of 1-10, 10 being that you entirely agree with this statement, write down a number to represent your opinion – be ready to discuss your reasons! Computers exist in almost every aspect of modern society from the way we socialise, to the way we shop to the way traffic is controlled on our roads. You will be given an area of society on a coloured card. Your job is to think about how computers might be used in this area! You will then feed back to your group and then as a class!

Whiteboards at the ready… Education Communication Entertainment Retail

Round 2 These areas a a little more tricky: Business Science Government/Politics Travel

Whiteboards at the ready… Business Politics/Government Science Travel

A world without computer systems??? It’s hard to imagine not having computer systems as we have grown so used to them…but how might the activities we’ve discussed have been done without the aid of computer systems? 60 Second Whiteboard Challenge: What might be the advantages of Computer Systems being used to perform these tasks instead of humans?

Record the question and your response in your exercise book! Exam Question “Modern Society relies heavily on computers, without computer systems there would be chaos.” Evaluate this authenticity of this statement. Use the marking criteria to mark your answer and write a short paragraph justifying the mark you’ve awarded yourself (try to use a different coloured pen!) Record the question and your response in your exercise book! C Grade Response B/A Grade Response A-A* Grade Response You describe why the person has made this comment, making brief statements about either: What ways we use computer systems in modern society or How we might do things if we didn’t have computers You describe why the person has made this comment, making clear and accurate statements about either: You will use valid examples to support your arguments Using valid examples, you will describe why the person has made this comment, making clear and accurate statements about both: and You will give a valid conclusion to your response.