KS3 ICT Resources
PROJECT AIMS:	To understand how control systems are used in everyday life. To learn to analyse control problems. To learn how to represent control systems using flow diagrams. To write control programs.
LINKS:	7.6 teacher wiki | 7.6 assessment grid
Task 1	Learn about traffic lights as an example of a computer controlled system.
Task 2	How to use diagrams (flowcharts) to show a set of instructions.
Task 3	How to use control software to create and test flowcharts.
Task 4	How computer programs can control an environment.
Task 5	How to make control systems more efficient by using subroutines.
Task 6	measurement and control assessment. task

Basic (Level 4)	Produce programs that switch things on and off.
Average (Level 5)	Produce and improve programs that switch things on and off in response to a sensor.
Advanced (Level 6)	Produce programs that use sub programs to solve more complex problems.