With a few decades of experience teaching Computer Science, Business and IT, this shop has a variety of resources for KS3 Computing as well as the KS4 GCSE Computer Science, GCSE Business, BTEC Business and BTEC TA DIT. More resources coming in the near future.
With a few decades of experience teaching Computer Science, Business and IT, this shop has a variety of resources for KS3 Computing as well as the KS4 GCSE Computer Science, GCSE Business, BTEC Business and BTEC TA DIT. More resources coming in the near future.
Converting Denary to Hexadecimal (via binary)
A spreadsheet demonstrating a quick way to convert denary to hexadecimal via binary.
Teacher solution and student worksheet included.
Binary Addition
This resource uses a spreadsheet to teach binary addition, and then encourages students to do a double-check to ensure that their answer is correct.
By teaching via spreadsheet first, they will get into the habit of adding the 1s and 0s correctly, so that when doing it written, their mind knows the process to follow.
Student worksheet and teacher solution included.
Preparation for the GCSE Computer Science 9-1 Paper 2.
Reminders on how to do sorting, searching and data conversion.
Student questions (differentiated - some with ‘methods’, some with additional pseudocode challenge) - Teacher solutions to main questions.
DTT Revision - Key Areas: Data structures, errors, robustness and data types ( Therapy - as identified in mock exam).
Python Efficiency - Lesson 2 Menu-driven Program
Creating a menu using Procedures, Functions and Selection.
Menu to perform calculations: Add, subtract, multiply or divide 2 numbers from user input.
(Example Python code in text file - simply copy and paste into Python)
Revision lesson:
Each revision lesson gets the students working independently for the first part of the lesson, followed by a review of the answers. A specific area of Component 1 is then revised, and the lesson concludes with a QWC question. If you have longer lessons, you could add in past exam questions from the A451 syllabus which are related.
Independent questions: Memory and Storage
Teacher-led revision: ELCE
QWC question: Technology today
Incorporate functional skills into the new KS3 Computing curriculum - essential transferable skills for use in other curriculum areas. This is the scheme of work for the spreadsheet unit, with a self-assessment checklist and an end of unit test.
In response to added emphasis on the Component 1 & Component 2 exams, following the NEA decision, I have re-structured my approach in lessons running up to the exams.
Attached are two structured lessons which target specific 'question' styles at the beginning of the lessons, with revision of theory (based on OCR guidance - separate powerpoint theory on OCR website) before attempting a) for component 1, a QWC extended question or b) for component b, a writing algorithm questions.
Over the coming weeks, as I develop the lessons to focus on areas of weakness shown in mock exams, I will upload further lessons in the hopes they can prepare your students for assessment as well.
Year 7 Summer Term Assessment.
Understanding Computers.
Differentiated questions on: The computer system, hardware and software.
Following a unit where students were introduced to the workings of a computer, and creating a flash animation on the topic, this assessment checks their understanding of the underlying theory.
Introduce students to Year 7 Computing with Kodu.
Develop/assess mouse control.
Develop/Assess programming skills.
Develop/Assess creativity.
Bring competition into the class from the outset.
A simple challenge to see where the students are at the start of Key Stage 3, and to show them the Computing is fun.
My Business students have a good business knowledge but terms in the exam questions seem to confuse them. These two sheets show keywords used in previous exam papers which I am using as a final revision tool with students.
Are your students struggling with breakeven? They can follow an example, and yet when doing an exam question go blank?
This story is designed to teach breakeven in a relaxed way, where students 'become' the characters who need to breakeven.
Hope it can help make the breakeven concept seem easier.
Independent Enquiry - Activity to encourage students to develop confidence in basic programming skills:
Purple - Low ability, Blue - Middle Ability, Yellow - Higher ability
Possible solution - Python - in text file.
Key Stage 3 Computer Science
CS1 Understanding Computers
Numeracy bridge lesson
This lesson bridges the gap between the PA1 Scratch unit and CS1 Understanding Computers unit for Year 7.
The lesson focuses on the computer system - Input - Process - Storage Output.
The activities are based around the Little Man Computer simulation.
Suitable for GCSE Business revision (A293)
BTEC Business Finance
LAB2 Cash Flow & Budgeting
Worksheet 5 Completing & Analysing a cash flow forecast.
Activity
Teacher solution
Paired Discussion/Written-based Revisision Activity
Discussion Cards for Component 3 - B1 & B2 Cyber Security
Peer:
Read the card asking the same questions for each key concept:
What is it?
How is this relevant to business?
Why is this relevant to me?
Once discussion has taken place, the student then writes a paragraph summarising the discussion.
Peer Support:
Knowledge Organiser provides overview of topic.
Golden Nuggets of key concept theory included in case prompting is needed in the discussion.
BTEC ICT - Unit 1 Online World
Learning Aim B - Data Exchange: Transmission Modes & Methods.
Transmission Modes
Wired Transmission Method
Wireless Transmission Method
Cut these ‘Remember This’ facts out. Issue to students in the first lesson of the week (stick into learning journal/homework diary).
Students to learn their fact.
In the final lesson of the week, at the end of the lesson, students share their fact with peers in a ‘speed dating’ method.
Once ‘Remember This’ facts are issued they are then added to the ‘Remember This Wall’ outside the classroom.