Computer Science - Input and Output Devices - Starter Task
Pupils need to fill in the gaps by naming input and output devices that fit!
Simple fun starter task
A fun worksheet that gets students converting numbers from hexadecimal to denary.
Students shade in the numbers that once converted feature in the 7 times table.
Binary number conversion task. Pupils colour in the numbers in the 5 times table. This will reveal a hidden number when the page is turned.
Great activity when introducing binary with a bit of maths too!
Complete the segments by filling them in with binary numbers. The numbers should complete a number pattern.
Ideal activity for learning binary / a starter activity
Look for the number pattern in the worm segments.
Fill in the blank segments with Binary code.
Ideal task for learning binary numbers or as a starter activity for older students.
A double sided worksheet with 5 programming challenges (paper based).
Pupils need to work out how to move the spaceship with instructions to find Bobs friends.
Task 4 & 5 introduce the use of a REPEAT command to loop instructions.
I have used a coin in class so the pupils can track movement.
3 Starter Activities for KS3 / GCSE / A -Level computer science.
Work out the answer to the clues to fill the spiral. Use the letters in the circles and unscramble to reveal a hidden key term.
This is the third word spiral task I have created. Students use the clues to find keywords. They write these words in to the spiral. They then use the letters circuled in red to reveal a hidden word.
Great Computer Science Starter activity
This is the second word spiral task I have created. Students use the clues to find keywords. They write these words in to the spiral. They then use the letters circuled in red to reveal a hidden word.
Great Computer Science Starter activity
A-Level Computer Science - Exam Style Questions
Double sided worksheet with over 20 questions on the following topics:
CPU - Difference between Von Neumann & Harvard; Clock Speed,
Logic Gates; The purpose of a D Type Flip Flop,
Big Data; Data Mining,
Databases, Features, Key terms,
Programming, Functional, High-level, Assembly Language, Machine Code.
Grids to be displayed on a whiteboard with 9 questions. Topics covered:
Representing Data
Databases
Networks & Internet
Programming
Can be used as a quiz or individual grids used as a starter to a lesson.
I have used as a revision quiz and have included the answer grid PDF. I gave the students 30 seconds on each grid. Easy to adapt for future topics.
Fun activities worksheet (double sided) on the topic of representing data.
Binary Challenges
Spelling of keywords
Ordering
Dingbats
Boggle style
Can be used as a starter activity or part of a lesson.
A useful revision worksheet that looks at HTML, CSS and Javascript. Double sided worksheet with a range of questions to check understanding.
Describing Tags
Writing CSS
Embedding CSS in a HTML Tag
Server-side v Client-Side
Purpose of Javascript, CSS and HTML
A revision/teaching aid worksheet (Double sided) That includes explanations and examples of binary logic notations, Truth Table tasks, Logic gate diagram tasks.