Computer Science — Programming Fundamentals

Exam board: AQA  |  Back to subjects

Board-Specific Note

AQA specification; content aligns with the national A-Level syllabus.

Learning Objectives

• Use variables and data types
• Control program flow
• Write functions

Key Points

• Integer, float, string, boolean
• If/else and loops
• Functions and parameters

Lesson Plan (50 minutes)

1. Starter (5 min): Recall prior knowledge of programming fundamentals with quick questions.
2. Teaching (15 min): Work through each of the learning objectives, explaining principles step by step.
3. Key points review (5 min): Revisit the key points together, confirming understanding.
4. Worked example (10 min): Model the example question: What data type stores true/false?. Solution: Boolean
5. Practice (10 min): Students attempt the practice questions independently; circulate and support.
6. Plenary (5 min): Review answers and address misconceptions.

Homework

• Write a loop to print 1-5
• Declare a string variable
• Write a function that adds two numbers

Assessment

Check practice answers against the model answer; use the built-in practice questions as formative assessment.