Knowledge Build Cards: Assets Liabilities Theory & Questions 15 minute introductory activities

A practical exercise looking at: Key terms Layout Positioning of key terms Calculations Teacher solution provided.

Unit 2 Business Finance All main elements assessed: Costs and revenues, break-even, cash flow, profit & loss, balance sheet. Aimed at the lower ability students who need a prompt in order to remember theory in order to apply, or need a reminder of the calculations (although can easily be adapted for more able by taking out the 'theory' and 'hints'. Based on an enterprise company the class are running this year.

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.

Developed specifically for the GCSE Computer Science 9-1 Component 1 Exam. Based directly on the OCR Syllabus, it covers each element in bitesize chucks. A simple resource that can be used for independent revision, peer-to-peer Q&A and mix n’ match tasks. Golden Nugget Technique: Read a golden nugget. Read it again. Look away - what can you remember? Read it again - what did you forget? Read it again. Look away - have you remembered it yet? Repeat this process and learn the theory in little bitesize chunks Feedback from Parents Evening: “My child brought these home for revision. Even though I don’t understand the theory, I have the answers in front of me. I ask for a definition and compare his answers to those on the Golden Nugget. I can even give prompts because all the answers are there.”

Assessment on both Component 1 & Component 2 - on areas the Year 11 were struggling with. Marks out of 35 Solution and teacher mark grid provided.

Developed specifically for the GCSE Computer Science 9-1 Component 2 Exam. Based directly on the OCR Syllabus, it covers each element in bitesize chucks. A simple resource that can be used for independent revision, peer-to-peer Q&A and mix n’ match tasks. Golden Nugget Technique: Read a golden nugget. Read it again. Look away - what can you remember? Read it again - what did you forget? Read it again. Look away - have you remembered it yet? Repeat this process and learn the theory in little bitesize chunks Feedback from Parents Evening: “My child brought these home for revision. Even though I don’t understand the theory, I have the answers in front of me. I ask for a definition and compare his answers to those on the Golden Nugget. I can even give prompts because all the answers are there.”

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: Topologies, Network Protocols Teacher-led revision (and questions as part of discussion): Network Topologies, Protocols & Layers QWC question: Choice of network topology for a school.

Interleaving lesson - testing theory already taught and focusing on areas for further study: Independent questions: Data Representation/Truth tables Independent questions: Programming Techniques/Data Types DTT Revision: Units of measurement, bytes, character set and check digit Teacher-led question: Check digit OCR Guidance: Arrays -1D/2D arrays Teacher-led questions: Arrays

Revision session - Focus: Calculation questions Storage capacity Converting between binary, denary and hexadecimal Binary shifts Binary addition Check digit calculations Questions & Solution provided.

End of Unit test Differentiated questions on Dangers to computer networks, identifying vulnerabilities and preventing attacks. Teacher solution provided.

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).

Scheme of Work for Component 2 LA1 Role of Data and Information. Example lesson resource.

Using a model of 15 minutes theory and discussion, followed by practical creation of a user interface in Microsoft Access, this unit helped my Year 9 class to understand the concept of user interfaces as an introduction to the BTEC TA in DIT. Includes - discussion tasks linked to specification, home learning tasks and practical tasks in Access.

Inspired by a Sunny May Day bank holiday on 7 May 2018! Recapping theory of Business Finance looking at the ice cream sales of an ice cream van man and woman. Names of students can be altered to suit your class, but animated so that questions come up one by one and follow on from each other. Simple answers in the notes section.

Let’s Do It Activities Designed as lesson starters for component 2 - revision of the different data conversion methods: Binary to denary and vice versa, binary to hexadecimal and vice versa, denary to hexadecimal and vice versa, binary addition, binary shift to the left, binary shift to the right, and finally as mentioned in the spec, (how to calculate) the check digit. Each conversion is illustrated through worked examples and tips on how to convert with three practice questions that students can work on independently. In my lessons, I will have a folder with the solutions in so that students can self-mark once they have completed the activity. To follow shortly: Let’s Do It Activities for Sorting & Searching Algorithms and Logic Gates.

Let’s Do It Activities Designed as lesson starters for component 2 - revision of the different methods for searching and sorting: Binary search, linear search, bubble sort, merge sort, merge sort lists and insertion sort. Each method is illustrated through worked examples and tips on how to search/sort with three practice questions that students can work on independently. In my lessons, I will have a folder with the solutions in so that students can self-mark once they have completed the activity. To follow shortly: Let’s Do It Activities for Programming Techniques.

Component 3 Cyber Security This is a set of Knowledge Build Cards (KBCs) linked to the theory required for Component 3 Cyber Security, and the skills required in Component 1, if you choose to use PowerPoint for the User Interface . Used as follows: 15 mins SSCR literacy task for content. Listening to audio of theory before the CR element of task linked to the school. Working on the development of the user interface as practice for Component 1 LAC. (Infographics removed for copyright reasons) Thanks for taking an interest in this resource.

Complete module that takes a Key Stage 3 student from visual-based programming to text-based programming in a term using: Visual-based: Logo, Kodu and Scratch; Text-based: Reeborg and Python Knowledge Build Cards (KBCs) have examples and tasks for students to complete. Integrated teacher assessment (mini-writes) every 6th lesson, with a ‘Big Write’ at the end. Taught during the Autumn term to students who have no previous programming knowledge and the ‘building process’ from visual-based to text-based programming ensured all students grasped concepts so that they were more confident when introduced to Python.

Differentiated self-assessment sheets for the main units in the new OCR GCSE Computer Science 9-1 - Unit 1 Computer Systems. Gauge the progress of students against their ability - Low Ability Pupils (LAP), Middle Ability Pupils (MAP), High Ability Pupils (HAP) and Most Able pupils (MA). Use as a progress check for students, and as a check for teachers that they are covering the content outlined in the OCR GCSE Computer Science 9-1 specification.