Tailor Made Resources for Business, Computing + Humanities
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We have a passion for teaching and learning and provide the full set of resources for lessons that have been tried and tested over the years to make life easier for other teachers (including mark schemes, lesson plans, and model answers where appropriate!)
With specialists contributing resources for Business Studies / Economics / Computer Science / Science / History / Geography / Psychology / Sociology.
Our specialist contributors specialize in GCSE / A Level / and IB.
We have a passion for teaching and learning and provide the full set of resources for lessons that have been tried and tested over the years to make life easier for other teachers (including mark schemes, lesson plans, and model answers where appropriate!)
With specialists contributing resources for Business Studies / Economics / Computer Science / Science / History / Geography / Psychology / Sociology.
Our specialist contributors specialize in GCSE / A Level / and IB.
This is a full lesson on Error Checking with all resources / activities. I use this for a double lesson of around 1 hour and 50 minutes and it provides a thorough understanding of Checksum, ARQs, Echo Checks, and Modulus. There are lots of extension activities linking to Python and Spreadsheets with full examples. For the lesson on parity, please click here
The Learning Objectives are:
Know why error checking is important in a computer system
Know ways of error checking using algorithms
Checksums
ARQs
Echo Checks
Modulus
Understand how error checking can have real world application beyond just simple data transmission
Resources included:
Full lesson presentation
Demonstration handout for ARQs
Python extension for checksums with coded example
Spreadsheet ISBN extension with example
The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work.
All activities and resources have been used in class and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware of any errors. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
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This lesson / resource is for Binary. This lesson has been designed for GCSE and iGCSE Computing and ICT.
This lesson has the following learning objectives:
**Learning objectives **:
Know what Binary numbers are
Understand why Binary is used in Computing
Know how to :
Convert Binary numbers into Denary numbers (Decimal) ,
Convert Denary numbers into Binary numbers
Add Binary Numbers
This download includes:
A full lesson PowerPoint
2 Differentiated worksheets with solutions to convert from Decimal to Binary with solutions
3 Differentiated Binary Crosswords with solutions
All necessary resources to run the lesson are included in this download and all my lessons are for a double lesson i.e. to take around 1 hour and fifty minutes so they can be separated into two single lessons if required.
The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work without any extra planning.
All activities and resources have been used in class and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as we are aware of any errors. We have priced the resources at what we consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work we have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
Please do leave a review and if you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see (or improvement for this resource), feel free to contact us.
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This lesson / resource covers Images in Binary and is part of the unit on Drawing and Manipulating shapes. This lesson was designed for Year 7.
It has the following learning objectives shown below:
Learning objectives/Outcomes:
Understand how color and simple shapes can create art on a computer
Know how algorithms might be used to manipulate color
Understand the concept of abstraction
This download includes:
Full Presentation
Two practical tasks for students to do
Spreadsheets to share with students
All necessary resources to run the lessons are included in this download and all resources are for two single lessons per week for Years 7/8/9 i.e. should have enough to cover around 1 hour and fifty minutes.
The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work without any extra planning.
All activities and resources have been used in class and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware of any errors. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
Please do leave a review and if you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see (or improvement for this resource), feel free to contact me.
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This lesson / resource covers **Shapes and Patterns ** and is part of the unit on Drawing and Manipulating shapes. This lesson looks at abstraction and the use of shapes to create graphics. It also introduces the idea that colors can be controlled by the computer to create gradients and color changes which is explored further in a later lesson.
This lesson was designed for Year 7.
It has the following learning objectives shown below:
Learning objectives/Outcomes:
Understand how colour and simple shapes can create art on a computer
Know how algorithms might be used to manipulate colour
Understand the concept of abstraction
This download includes:
Full Presentation
Practical task for students
Teacher Examples
All necessary resources to run the lessons are included in this download and all resources are for two single lessons per week for Years 7/8/9 i.e. should have enough to cover around 1 hour and fifty minutes.
The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work without any extra planning.
All activities and resources have been used in class and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware of any errors. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
Please do leave a review and if you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see (or improvement for this resource), feel free to contact me.
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This lesson / resource covers What is a Network - Introduction to Networks and has been designed for GCSE / iGCSE Computing / ICT.
This lesson is one of a series that introduces networking:
Lesson 1: What is a Network?
Lesson 2: Network Topologies
Lesson 3: Network Hardware
Lesson 4: Network Addressing
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This lesson has the following Learning Objectives:
Understand the key terms and ideas of a computer Network
LAN
WAN
IP address
Mac Address
Packets
Know the Advantages of networking / Stand alone Computers
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UPDATED
Added in IPv4 and IPv6 Overview
Added more details to Packets
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All necessary resources to run the lesson(s) are included in this download:
Full Presentation
Printable Reading Task
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The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work.
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All activities and resources have been used in classes and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware them. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
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If you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see, feel free to leave a comment.
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This lesson / resource covers Network Hardware and has been designed for GCSE / iGCSE Computing / ICT.
This lesson is one of a series that introduces networking:
Lesson 1: What is a Network?
Lesson 2: Network Topologies
Lesson 3: Network Hardware
Lesson 4: Network Addressing
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This lesson has the following Learning Objectives:
Understand what hardware is required for networking and what function each piece of hardware performs
Cables
Network interface card (NIC)
Hub
Switch
Wireless access point
Router
Know the difference between a Packet Switched and a Circuit Switched Network
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All necessary resources to run the lesson(s) are included in this download:
Full Presentation
Practical Design Task
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All necessary resources to run the lessons are included in this download and all resources are for a double lesson (or two single lessons) i.e. there should be enough to content to cover around 1 hour and fifty minutes.
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The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work.
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All activities and resources have been used in classes and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware them. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
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If you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see, feel free to leave a comment.
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The contents of this page and all downloaded materials are copyrighted Taylor Teaching Resources.
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This lesson / resource follows on the the Introduction to Flowcharts lesson and looks at Simple Flowcharts for some very common tasks.
It has been especially designed for GCSE.
This lesson has the following Learning Objectives
Know how to create flowcharts to achieve a variety of tasks:
Totalling
Counting
Finding maximum, minimum and average values
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All necessary resources to run the lessons are included in this download:
Full Lesson Powerpoint
3 Different Tasks
Full teacher solutions
Differentiated Framework printables for weaker students
Extension Python Task with 3 files
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The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work.
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This lesson is part of a full series on Algorithms
Introduction to Alogorithms
Top-Down Design and Structure Diagrams
Introduction to Flowcharts
Simple Flowcharts
Advanced Flowcharts
Introduction to Pseudocode
Advanced Pseudocode
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All activities and resources have been used in classes and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware them. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but <strong> all comments and suggestions are very welcome </strong> and will be used to improve future resources.
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If you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see, feel free to leave a comment.
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The contents of this page and all downloaded materials are copyrighted Taylor Teaching Resources.
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See our other resources for Business Studies, Computer Science and ICT here
This download covers the most common Keyboard Shortcuts.
This version is for Windows, for the Mac Version, please click here.
It has been especially designed for KS2/3 Computer Science and ICT.
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This download covers the following Keyboard Shortcuts:
Copy
Cut
Paste
Save
Print
Undo
Redo
Select All
Bold
Italic
Underline
Find
Replace
Insert Hyperlink
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The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work.
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All activities and resources have been used in classes and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware them. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
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If you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see, feel free to leave a comment.
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The contents of this page and all downloaded materials are copyrighted Taylor Teaching Resources.
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This lesson / resource is for Computer Science Dingbats / Rebus Puzzles. This respource has been designed for GCSE / A Level and IB Diploma Computer Science or ICT . They can be used as a starter or as a fun revision activity.
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This download includes:
36 Puzzles on a PowerPoint Presentation with Answers
Printable Handouts
The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work without any extra planning.
All activities and resources have been used in class and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware of any errors. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
Please do leave a review and if you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see (or improvement for this resource), feel free to contact me.
The contents of this page and all downloaded materials are copyrighted Taylor Teaching Resources
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This lesson / resource covers Storage and has been designed for GCSE / iGCSE Computing / ICT. This lesson covers Primary, Secondary and Offline Storage. It is followed by lessons that cover Magnetic, Optical and Solid State Storage and how they all work.
It has the following learning objectives shown below:
Learning objectives/Outcomes:
Know the difference between Memory and Storage
Understand the difference between Primary, Secondary and Off-line storage
Know the advantages and disadvantage of each type of Storage
This download includes:
Full Lesson Powerpoint
Printable Sort starter activity
Active Printable Reading Activity with Teacher Answers
All necessary resources to run the lessons are included in this download and all resources are for a double lesson (or two single lessons) i.e. there should be enough to content to cover around 1 hour and fifty minutes.
The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work without any extra planning.
All activities and resources have been used in class and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware of any errors. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
Please do leave a review and if you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see (or improvement for this resource), feel free to contact me.
The contents of this page and all downloaded materials are copyrighted Taylor Teaching Resources (2020)
See my other resources for Business Studies, Computer Science and ICT here
Four posters which are produced for A3 to print out and use as reference in your classroom. The posters can be printed at A4 or A2 sizes and will still be of good quality. The posters are:
The Basics
Iterations
Loops
Arrays
UPDATED
As a huge thank you to all teachers that bought this resource, we have added two more reference posters:
Comparison Operators
Arithmetic Operators
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This lesson is one of a series (scheme of work) to teach Coding techniques in Python and focuses on the use of Conditionals - IF / ELIF / ELSE. There is enough content here for 3 double lessons and there is enough challenge here for around 6-7 hours of teaching time. There are lots of Python challenges for students to try and extension task as well!
It has been especially designed for GCSE.
Learning Objectives
Know what a Conditional is and how it is used in a structured program
Know why and how to use Random numbers in a program
Understand how to create a decision process using
IF / ELIF / ELSE
Know how to construct a Flow chart to show Conditionals
All necessary resources to run the lessons are included in this download.
Lesson presentation with examples of the code
10+ Challenges to allow students to show their mastery of the concepts
Possible solutions for each of the challenges
Original Python files to allow you to run the programs to see how the programs work
This lesson is perfect to use to deliver a full lesson or as revision to help students recap skills they have learnt previously. It is also ideal for NQTs and non-specialist teachers who need to learn Python programming or any teacher wanting to fill in gaps in their Python programming knowledge
The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work.
All activities and resources have been used in class and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware of any errors. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but <strong> all comments and suggestions are very welcome </strong> and will be used to improve future resources.
If you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see, feel free to leave a comment.
The contents of this page and all downloaded materials are copyrighted Taylor Teaching Resources.
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This lesson is one of a series (scheme of work) to teach Binary Overflows and Binary Shifts.
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It has been especially designed for GCSE.
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This lesson has the following Learning Objectives:
Understand Overflows in binary
Know what problems an overflow can cause.
Understand what a Binary Shift is and how to use it
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All necessary resources to run the lesson(s) are included in this download:
Full Lesson Powerpoint
Reading Activity
Two Printable Worksheets with answers
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The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work.
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All activities and resources have been used in classes and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware them. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
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If you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see, feel free to leave a comment.
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The contents of this page and all downloaded materials are copyrighted Taylor Teaching Resources.
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This lesson is one of a series (scheme of work) to teach Compression and focuses on the use of Lossy and Lossless techniques and how they work.
It has been especially designed for GCSE.
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This lesson has the following Learning Objectives:
Understand what is meant by Compression
Know the difference between Lossy and Lossless compression
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All necessary resources to run the lesson(s) are included in this download:
Full Lesson Powerpoint
Two Printable activities
Choice of Final Task
Knowledge questions
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The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work.
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All activities and resources have been used in classes and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware them. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
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If you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see, feel free to leave a comment.
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The contents of this page and all downloaded materials are copyrighted Taylor Teaching Resources.
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This lesson is one of a series (scheme of work) to teach Top Down Design and Structure Diagrams.
It has been especially designed for GCSE.
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This lesson has the following Learning Objectives:
Understand every computer program is made up of systems, which in turn are made up of sub-systems
Know what Top-down Design and Structure Diagrams are
Know how to create a Structure Diagram
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All necessary resources to run the lessons are included in this download:
Full Lesson Powerpoint
Full worked examples
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This lesson is part of a full series on Algorithms
Introduction to Alogorithms
Top-Down Design and Structure Diagrams
Introduction to Flowcharts
Simple Flowcharts
Advanced Flowcharts
Introduction to Pseudocode
Advanced Pseudocode
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The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work.
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All activities and resources have been used in classes and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware them. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
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If you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see, feel free to leave a comment.
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The contents of this page and all downloaded materials are copyrighted Taylor Teaching Resources.
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This lesson is one of a series (scheme of work) to teach how Text and Pictures are stored in binary on a computer; it covers how to calculate file sizes. It is followed by a lesson on Sound and Video file types.
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It has been especially designed for GCSE.
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This lesson has the following Learning Objectives:
Know the different file types for text and pictures
Understand how ASCII works and is stored
Understand how pictures are processed and stored
Know how to calculate file sizes for text documents and pictures
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All necessary resources to run the lesson(s) are included in this download:
Full Lesson Powerpoint
Printable ASCII Chart
Two Printable Worksheets (1 as an extension task)
Scenario Questions testing understanding with answers
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The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work.
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All activities and resources have been used in classes and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware them. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
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If you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see, feel free to leave a comment.
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The contents of this page and all downloaded materials are copyrighted Taylor Teaching Resources.
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This lesson is one of a series (scheme of work) to teach Definite Loops..
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There is enough content here for 3 double lessons for very advanced students (or a small class) but there is enough challenge here for around 6-7 hours of teaching time.
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It has been especially designed for GCSE Computer Science.
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This lesson has the following Learning Objectives:
Understand the meaning of ITERATION
Know the difference between a Definite and Indefinite Loop
Understand how to use a variety of Definite Loops for different purposes
Know how to look through a series of numbers to:
COUNT
Calculate the LARGEST and SMALLEST numbers
TOTAL a series of numbers
Calculate the AVERAGE (mean)
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Resources to run the lesson(s) included in this download:
Lesson presentation with examples of the code
Possible solutions for each of the challenges
Original Python files to allow you to run the programs to see how the programs work
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The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work.
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All activities and resources have been used in classes and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware them. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
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If you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see, feel free to leave a comment.
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The contents of this page and all downloaded materials are copyrighted Taylor Teaching Resources.
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See our other resources for Business Studies, Computer Science and ICT here
This is printable resource to support students in Grades 7-9 to practice the different number systems - Binary, Denary, and Hexadecimal
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It has been especially designed for KS 3 Computer Science / ICT.
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I have also used this resource for weaker students at GCSE level to give them opportunity to practice.
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This download includes 9 Different Tasks with Full Teacher Solutions:
Binary to Decimal Practice
4 Bit Binary Crossword
Binary Box
Binary to Decimal Extension
Binary Crossword with some 8 Bit Questions
Denary to Binary Practice
Binary to Hex
Hex Words
Binary Adding
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The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work.
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All activities and resources have been used in classes and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware them. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
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If you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see, feel free to leave a comment.
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The contents of this page and all downloaded materials are copyrighted Taylor Teaching Resources.
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See our other resources for Business Studies, Economics, Computer Science and ICT here
This download covers the most common Keyboard Shortcuts.
This version is for Mac computers, for the Windows Version, please click here.
It has been especially designed for KS2/3 Computer Science and ICT.
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This download covers the following Keyboard Shortcuts:
Copy
Cut
Paste
Save
Print
Undo
Redo
Select All
Bold
Italic
Underline
Find
Replace
Insert Hyperlink
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The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work.
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All activities and resources have been used in classes and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware them. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
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If you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see, feel free to leave a comment.
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The contents of this page and all downloaded materials are copyrighted Taylor Teaching Resources.
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See our other resources for Business Studies, Economics, Computer Science and ICT here
This lesson is one of a series (scheme of work) to teach Networking and carries on from the following lessons:
Lesson 1: What is a Network?
Lesson 2: Network Topologies
Lesson 3: Network Hardware
Lesson 4: Network Addressing
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Resources to run the lesson(s) included in this download:
Printable Test
Comprehensive and complete mark scheme
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The aim of all my resources is to provide lessons / activities of good quality that will add value to your lessons / schemes of work.
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All activities and resources have been used in classes and any errors will be fixed and resources updated as soon as I am aware them. I have priced my resources at what I consider to be a reasonable cost based upon the amount of effort and work I have put into them but all comments and suggestions are very welcome and will be used to improve future resources.
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If you have an idea for a topic / resource that you would like to see, feel free to leave a comment.
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The contents of this page and all downloaded materials are copyrighted Taylor Teaching Resources.
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See our other resources for Business Studies, Computer Science and ICT here