PowerPoint slides with worksheets on binary, and on algorithms to flow charts

I have created a resource that all kids will be able to do at home. Basically it is about designing a computer game, splash screens, characters, game play. It is really for KS3, but could do lower ability KS4. It is self explanatory so they can go on Google Classroom or your sharing platform- download, complete and upload. It follows Identify, Analysis, Evaluation, and Testing as a systems life cycle, and also touches on decomposition of tasks. Together we are better!

A lesson on how to write pseudocode.

Take all the work out of creating starters, or plenaries with these 24 anagrams of keywords. Simply copy and paste onto your lesson slide when you are covering that particular topic. An example is: Mittens fate - which of course is..................IF statement!

Take all the misery out of creating engaging starters with these 7 word searches on key terms. There is one for each half term of lessons. They are printable, and cover terms such as: Logic, Algorithm, Assembly, Buffering, Boolean, Bus, Decryption, Debugging, Database, Hyperlink. Suitable for key stages 3 and 4, possibly 2.

The software is introduced as a story told by the Scratch cat himself! It covers all of the basics needed before they begin programming, with introduction to the window, creating, or importing stages, and importing sprites. There is a task, and an introduction to the next exciting lesson. Can either be read to the children, or given to them as a self follow tutorial.

Learners often get mixed up with which protocol does what. This resource outlines the main protocols, and has a document attached for identifying the protocol. Great last minute activity for recall.

Can be used as a standalone lesson, or a double lesson with 2a threats to a network. This one hour lesson, with objectives, and outcomes, covers Anti virus, firewall, AUP, back ups, and access levels. There are several engaging activities, links, and a levelled task at the end with a 6-9 mark scheme.

A DOUBLE Scratch lesson complete with learning objectives, outcomes, plenary, homework. Teaching stage painting, forever loops, variables. Interaction is added in lesson 2 on the presentation whereby keyboard actions trigger sounds. The learners really engaged with this. There is a follow on lesson uploaded here to add discos lights, and change the stage.

Here are six starters, or plenaries for embedding computational thinking, searching and sorting algorithms. There is one for each lesson in a half term of work. They are printable. More suited to key stages 3 and 4. Good also for drumming in the key terms for revision as a whole lesson.

This is a full one hour lesson for basic skills in Scratch. It is suitable for year 5 up to year 8. There is an extension task included. The lesson builds upon the introductory aquarium lesson, but can be used as a standalone with a slide added to explain x and y co-ordinates. The learners loved how they could use this coding and create something personal to them (the first letter of their name).

A full lesson which could be delivered by a non specialist. It includes learning objectives, and outcomes. Learners get an introduction to the x and y co-ordinates on screen. The opportunity to develop a sea bed stage. They then use given sprites and program them to swim across the screen, touch the end, turn and swim back. There is an extension task of adding further fish, and changing the variable speed.

Easy year 7 lesson where they wire up their headphones and program the Micro:bit to play Happy Birthday, or other nursery rhymes.

Full lesson with tasks, plenary and homework. Covers all the threats that a network could face, and what a network manager should be aware of.

A one hour validation lesson which engages students and shows them why, and how we use validation. They must be taught integer input first to understand this lesson. There are bronze silver and gold outcomes and resources are on the ppt itself.

This is a lesson aimed at Y7 and Y8 to teach them about online hoaxes (as per KCSIE requirement) There are exercises, and a video to watch.

This lesson has been used with lower ability year 7 and 8. Learners find out how to count up seconds and program delays. They learn how the stage can change. They also develop the skills of getting sprites to 'say'. There is a peer assessment activity, and a homelearning sheet to define key terms. It is adaptable for any topic, and has been used in pshe as an esafety cross curricula lesson.

Year 8, ppt on Babbage and Lovelace, with LO and outcomes.

Another DOUBLE lesson for the Scratch DJ script. Complete with learning objectives, outcomes, plenary and homework. This presentation gives the codes and shows the learners how to make the disco lights flash. Then they can create a changing stage and create a story animation.

Dingbats are images that make up keywords. I've used this as an end of term whole class game which really engaged the learners in thinking about Computer Science key terms. Great for literacy too. Or they could be used as a starter to hook learners as they enter the room. More suited to year 9 and above, but can be used in KS3 where the learners have been exposed to key terms such as open source, firewall, MP3, magnetic hard drive etc.