Task 4 Objectives: Today you will learn: · To plan how programs will respond to information from sensors. · How computer programs can control an environment. · That control systems have advantages and disadvantages. · The difference between digital and analogue sensors. I am looking for you to: Plan decisions using a decision table. To use the decision table to help plan a computer program that uses data from both digital and analogue sensors. To write a computer program that controls a simulated environment. Explain when computers or humans are better for controlling systems.
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Instructions		Help and Resources	Examples		Time
		Welcome
4.1 match systems and diagrams		OPEN: Pupil Resource 4.1			5
4.2 Watch slideshow from last lesson to remind you about how programs use loops to monitor sensors.		VIEW: teacher slideshow			10
4.3 Complete Pupil resource 4.2		SAVE: Decision-Tables			5
4.4 Discuss the class’s decision tables		Teacher help			7
4.5 Watch a demonstration of how to make flow diagrams to control the temperature in a house. Solve the problems in Pupil resource 4.3		Teacher help SAVE: autohome-planner	Save Target as Example to My Documents and open within Flowol		15
4.7 Plenary		View: plenary			10

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