Digital Skills for 5th Class

The fullest year in the programme at forty-five lessons: interactive coding, a game design studio, micro:bit masterclass, logic challenges, digital media literacy and an introduction to artificial intelligence. Teacher-led from the board with pupils building and creating on screen.

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Week 1
Banana Jump	Quiz	Challenge
Week 2
Penalty Shootout	Quiz	Challenge
Week 3
Racing Car	Quiz	Challenge
Week 4
Music Video	Quiz	Challenge
Week 5
Red v Green v Blue	Quiz	Challenge
Week 6
Space Shooter	Quiz	Challenge
Week 7
Make a Clock	Quiz	Challenge
Week 8
Build Battles

First Arcade Project	Quiz	Challenge
Space Dodge	Quiz	Challenge
Bat Battle	Quiz	Challenge
Prison Break	Quiz	Challenge
Arcade Build Battles
Dino Jump	Quiz	Challenge
Monster Battle Arena	Quiz	Challenge
Game Lab

Week 1
Exploring Microbits	Quiz
Week 2
Reaction Timer	Quiz	Challenge
Week 3
Microbit Magic 8 Ball	Quiz	Challenge
Week 4
Creating a Microbits Alarm System	Quiz	Challenge
Week 5
Designing a Microbits Weather Station	Quiz	Challenge
Week 6
Microbit Finder	Quiz	Challenge
Week 7
Microbit Pet	Quiz	Challenge
Week 8
Microbit Lab

Algorithms & Efficiency
Repeating Actions (Loops)
Making Decisions (If/Then)
Giving Directions (Grid)
Building with Rules (Smart Systems)
Story Choices (Branching)

Introduction to Digital Media
What is Digital Media?	Quiz
Navigating Online Spaces	Quiz	Challenge
Digital Communication Basics	Quiz	Challenge
Online Safety and Your Digital Footprint
The World of the Internet	Quiz	Challenge
Identifying Reliable Sources	Quiz	Challenge
Learning About Artificial Intelligence
What is AI?	Quiz
Interacting with AI	Quiz	Challenge
Spotting AI Online
Image Editing
Introduction to Image Editing	Quiz	Challenge

An Introduction to AI Models	Quiz
Create an Image Model	Quiz
Scratch AI Rock, Paper, Scissors Game	Quiz	Challenge
Create a Pose Model	Quiz
Scratch AI Pose Space Game	Quiz	Challenge
Crafting Your Own AI Project

Shape on the Page
A Banner Across the Top
Side by Side
Group What Belongs Together
Reading the Code
Choose How the Whole Site Looks
Show Your Facts in a Table
Design and Finish Your Site

Week 1
Banana Jump	Quiz	Challenge
Week 2
Penalty Shootout	Quiz	Challenge
Week 3
Racing Car	Quiz	Challenge
Week 4
Music Video	Quiz	Challenge
Week 5
Red v Green v Blue	Quiz	Challenge
Week 6
Space Shooter	Quiz	Challenge
Week 7
Make a Clock	Quiz	Challenge
Week 8
Build Battles

First Arcade Project	Quiz	Challenge
Space Dodge	Quiz	Challenge
Bat Battle	Quiz	Challenge
Prison Break	Quiz	Challenge
Arcade Build Battles
Dino Jump	Quiz	Challenge
Monster Battle Arena	Quiz	Challenge
Game Lab

Week 1
Exploring Microbits	Quiz
Week 2
Reaction Timer	Quiz	Challenge
Week 3
Microbit Magic 8 Ball	Quiz	Challenge
Week 4
Creating a Microbits Alarm System	Quiz	Challenge
Week 5
Designing a Microbits Weather Station	Quiz	Challenge
Week 6
Microbit Finder	Quiz	Challenge
Week 7
Microbit Pet	Quiz	Challenge
Week 8
Microbit Lab

Algorithms & Efficiency
Repeating Actions (Loops)
Making Decisions (If/Then)
Giving Directions (Grid)
Building with Rules (Smart Systems)
Story Choices (Branching)

Introduction to Digital Media
What is Digital Media?	Quiz
Navigating Online Spaces	Quiz	Challenge
Digital Communication Basics	Quiz	Challenge
Online Safety and Your Digital Footprint
The World of the Internet	Quiz	Challenge
Identifying Reliable Sources	Quiz	Challenge
Learning About Artificial Intelligence
What is AI?	Quiz
Interacting with AI	Quiz	Challenge
Spotting AI Online
Image Editing
Introduction to Image Editing	Quiz	Challenge

An Introduction to AI Models	Quiz
Create an Image Model	Quiz
Scratch AI Rock, Paper, Scissors Game	Quiz	Challenge
Create a Pose Model	Quiz
Scratch AI Pose Space Game	Quiz	Challenge
Crafting Your Own AI Project

Shape on the Page
A Banner Across the Top
Side by Side
Group What Belongs Together
Reading the Code
Choose How the Whole Site Looks
Show Your Facts in a Table
Design and Finish Your Site

Curriculum Mapping

See exactly how this course maps to official curriculum specifications

Coding Ireland Digital Skills Progression Framework (in-house)

Curriculum Area

Outcomes

Computational thinking

DCT.4.1 DCT.4.2

Programming

DPR.4.1 DPR.4.2 DPR.4.3

Digital creativity

DCR.4.1 DCR.4.2

Robotics and physical computing

DPC.4.1

Staying safe online

DOS.4.1 DOS.4.2

Digital literacy and media

DDL.4.1 DDL.4.2

The curriculum does not include official reference codes for individual learning outcomes, so we have assigned a code scheme to make it easier to identify and track coverage.