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Generation Logistics
Generation Logistics - Computing resources
This collection of computing resources have been designed to show how computing and technology is used in the real-world context of logistics and transportation.
Further education resources that link the world of logistics to suitable lessons and subjects in school can be found on the Generation Logisitics Education Hub.
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Data Handling - Lorry value
This task is a real-world example of how spreadsheets can be utilised effectively to simplify data handling and calculation tasks.
Pupils are provided with information about the number of items being transported in a lorry and their individual value. Pupils have to create a spreadsheet to calculate the total...
1D and 2D barcodes
This resource introduces pupils to the uses of 1D barcodes and 2D barcodes (Quick response or QR codes). Pupils are asked to research the 2 types of barcodes, their advantages and disadvantages. They are then directed to websites to create their own 1D and 2D barcodes. The tasks in the resource could be used in...
Which lorry should a controller send?
The task within this resource is a real-world example of analysis and problem solving that can be used to support a lesson on computational thinking.
It uses the scenario of a controller in a logistics company who schedules all the lorries and drivers to make deliveries during the course of the day. Pupils...
Programming - Cost per mile
In this programming task students have to create a program to calculate the cost of a journey made by self-employed delivery drivers. The students are given the rules that should apply to the program and are then encouraged to plan their program either as a flowchart or pseudocode before they start to code in...
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| Subject(s) | Computing |
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| Age | 11-14, 14-16 |
| Published | 2020 to date |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cxjhuw |
