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**Task Four Objectives : **  ** Task Four instructions :** ** 2 ** Watch slideshow from last lesson to remind you about how programs use loops to monitor sensors. View [|7.6 Teacher resource 3c.ppt]. ** 3 ** Complete Pupil resource 4.2. **Save [|decision-tables.ppt]**. ** 4 ** Discuss the class’s decision tables. ** 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. ** 6 Save [|autohome-planner2.ppt] **. **Save Target as** [|7_6_4_6.FLO] to My Documents and open within Flowol. **7 **Plenary [|7.6.4-plenary.ppt].
 * 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.
 * 1 ** Match systems and diagrams. Open and save [|pupil_resource_7.6.4.1.doc].


 * Teacher Help 1: [|teacher_help_7.6.4.5.htm]**
 * Teacher Help 2:** [|teacher_help_7.6.4.7.ppt]