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title: "Exploring Variables in Y2 Computing"
url: "https://st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2024-01-12-16-03-47-exploring-variables-in-y2-computing"
school: "St Bridget's Catholic Primary School"
---

# Exploring Variables in Y2 Computing

  ![Image of Exploring Variables in Y2 Computing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-catholic-primary-school/images/blog/IMG_1809.jpeg)  12 January 2024   [Miss McKendrey](https://st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/author/amckendrey)   [Year 2](https://st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/category/year-2)

Year 2 started their coding unit by exploring the concept of  variables. They worked in small groups to test a number of materials to see if they float or sink. They used what they had observed to input the data in to the variables record sheet.

### Variables in computing Y2

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