High-impact computer science resources that are based on sound educational psychological theories to help all pupils reach their full potential. I’m an experienced teacher/HoD and professionally create computing and computer science teaching resources through my company Nichola Wilkin Ltd. All these resources have been exclusively created by me. I’m an author who has written for both BBC Bitesize and Cambridge University Press. Quality teaching resources you can trust!
High-impact computer science resources that are based on sound educational psychological theories to help all pupils reach their full potential. I’m an experienced teacher/HoD and professionally create computing and computer science teaching resources through my company Nichola Wilkin Ltd. All these resources have been exclusively created by me. I’m an author who has written for both BBC Bitesize and Cambridge University Press. Quality teaching resources you can trust!
Are you ready for an exhilarating and festive end of term Christmas activity? Look no further than our electrifying Christmas Computing Quizzes. This bundle includes 2 quizzes: one for year 10 and one for year 11 meaning you are reuse them year after year without fear that your students will have done them before.
Prepare to be dazzled with these fun digital student-led quizzes specially crafted for each year group studying GCSE Computer Science. Decode the secret Christmas message or break Santa out of prison by answering computing questions correctly with a Christmas theme that will leave both your SLT and your GCSE Computer Science pupils in high spirits as the term concludes.
HOW DO THE CHRISTMAS COMPUTING QUIZZES WORK?
Once you’ve purchased the resource you get a PDF file for each quiz which contains a link. Share the provided link with your students and watch as it whisks them away to an enchanting digital realm filled with engaging questions and a different, fun Christmas theme for each quiz.
Your students can embark on this journey of knowledge and fun on their own, or, for an added dose of excitement, encourage pairs of students to team up and tackle the quiz together. The joy multiplies as collaboration ignites their enthusiasm.
And the best part? The quiz is a self-guided adventure. As your students conquer each stage, the next one automatically beckons, providing you with invaluable time to support those in need or attend to the myriad of other holiday season tasks tugging at your attention.
Fear not, for we’ve thought of everything. All the answers are readily available in the comprehensive teacher’s guides, ensuring you can rescue any students who find themselves in a puzzling predicament.
These captivating experiences are designed to last around 60 minutes but you may need to provide a second activity for particularly speedy early finishers.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
You get two PDF files, one for each quiz, which contains the link to the activity and includes the answers.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity! Grab your copy of this great value GCSE Computer Science Christmas Quiz bundle – a timeless gem that you can deploy year after year with each new wave of GCSE Computer Science students. Let the festivities begin!
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
In order to run the quizzes there are a few activities which require links to external websites. Here are the external sites that you will need to have unblocked on your school network.
view . genial . ly
jigsawexplorer . com
what3words . com
PLEASE NOTE:
This game is intended to be used on a desktop or laptop computer and some of the features will not be available on an iPad or mobile device.
Are you teaching Python sequences of data and want to spice things up a bit?
Look no further.
This great value bundle includes 5 stunning, no-prep worksheets which enhance learning and spark critical thinking as well as a great escape room activity.
With these no-prep activities your students will enhance their learning of Python programming with sequences of data including using iteration, selection and lists.
Created for year 9 students, the worksheets have been developed to complement your existing “Teach Computing” scheme of work, break up the lessons and can promote deeper thinking into the subject matter.
The escape room activity combines quizzes, puzzles and sound to test their understanding of programming with Python using lists, sequences and iteration.
Absolutely no preparation required by the teacher.
Break monotony, energise your lessons and reinforce learning with these versatile worksheets and escape room activity. Ideal for time-strapped teachers seeking engaging, hassle-free activities.
Save money now when you purchase these two great resources as a bundle.
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Are you teaching vector graphics and want to spice things up a bit?
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This great value bundle includes 6 stunning, no-prep worksheets to enhance learning and spark critical thinking and a great escape room activity.
With these no-prep activities, your students will enhance their learning of creating and understanding vector graphics.
Created for year 8 students, the worksheets have been developed to complement your existing scheme of work, break up the lessons and can promote deeper thinking into the subject matter.
The escape room activity combines quizzes, puzzles and sound to test their understanding of creating vector graphics.
Absolutely no preparation required by the teacher.
Break monotony, energise your lessons and reinforce learning with these versatile worksheets and escape room activity. Ideal for time-strapped teachers seeking engaging, hassle-free activities.
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Are you teaching “Clear messaging in digital media” and want to spice things up a bit?
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This great value bundle includes 5 stunning, no-prep worksheets enhance learning and spark critical thinking and a great escape room activity.
These no-prep activities your students will enhance their learning of clear messaging in digital media. Created for year 7 students the worksheets have been developed to compliment your existing scheme of work, break up the lessons and can promote deeper thinking into the subject matter.
The escape room activity combines quizzes, puzzles, animation and sound to test their understanding of important concepts in the clear messaging in digital media unit.
Absolutely no preparation required by the teacher.
Break monotony, energise your lessons and reinforce learning with these versatile worksheets and escape room activity. Ideal for time-strapped teachers seeking engaging, hassle-free activities.
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Here are 35 the posters to create an attractive display in your computer room to help explain to your students about a few of the important people in computing who have played a role in the development of computing technology.
Buy the display set now and instantly brighten your computer room.
HOW CAN YOU USE THIS DISPLAY?
This people in computing poster display works well when positioned:
around your room following a timeline
in a grid format
.
PREPARING THE DISPLAY
It is best to print the pages in colour, if you can, but I have included a black and white version too. If you are printing in black and white you may wish to print them onto coloured paper to add a bit of interest in your classroom.
I suggest printing the posters on card or laminating each page to give a more professional finish.
A nice display option, if you have room, is to display the posters of all the people in computing in date order joined to a ribbon to show a timeline for students to follow around your classroom. Use a wide brightly coloured ribbon for added interest. Alternatively, they fit nicely in a grid (7 x 5).
I’ve include a couple of suggested layouts to give you an idea of how you can display these people in computing posters.
What are you waiting for? Download this ready to use people in computing display poster pack now and get printing. They are sure to brighten your classroom.
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Want to learn Python programming?
These 4 documents that include example Python code, tasks and programming challenges to complete to help students, NQTs and non-specialist teachers to learn the following Python programming skills:
Input and print statements
If statements
For loops
While loops
Perfect for classroom activities, homework tasks and self-study.
Answers are included.
Are you ready for an exhilarating and festive end of term Christmas activity? Look no further than our electrifying Christmas Computing Quizzes. This bundle includes 3 quizzes: one for year 7, one for year 8 and another for year 9 meaning you are reuse them year after year without fear that your students will have done them before.
Prepare to be dazzled with these fun digital student-led quizzes specially crafted for each year group in key stage 3. Help Santa fix his sleigh, decorate a Christmas tree or solve the mystery by answering computing questions correctly with a Christmas theme that will leave both your SLT and your key stage 3 computing pupils in high spirits as the term concludes.
HOW DO THE CHRISTMAS COMPUTING QUIZZES WORK?
Once you’ve purchased the resource you get a PDF file for each quiz which contains a link. Share the provided link with your students and watch as it whisks them away to an enchanting digital realm filled with engaging questions and a different, fun Christmas theme for each quiz.
Your students can embark on this journey of knowledge and fun on their own, or, for an added dose of excitement, encourage pairs of students to team up and tackle the quiz together. The joy multiplies as collaboration ignites their enthusiasm.
And the best part? The quiz is a self-guided adventure. As your students conquer each stage, the next one automatically beckons, providing you with invaluable time to support those in need or attend to the myriad of other holiday season tasks tugging at your attention.
Fear not, for we’ve thought of everything. All the answers are readily available in the comprehensive teacher’s guides, ensuring you can rescue any students who find themselves in a puzzling predicament.
These captivating experiences are designed to last between 30 to 40 minutes so you may need to provide a second activity for particularly speedy early finishers.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
You get three PDF files, one for each quiz, which contains the link to the activity and includes the answers.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity! Grab your copy of this great value Key Stage 3 Christmas Quiz bundle – a timeless gem that you can deploy year after year with each new wave of Key Stage 3 computing students. Let the festivities begin!
Click here to check out this amazing bundle to get all 5 Key Stage 3 Computing and GCSE Computer Science quizzes at a knock down price.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
In order to run the quizzes there are a few activities which require links to external websites. Here are the external sites that you will need to have unblocked on your school network.
view . genial . ly
jigsawexplorer . com
PLEASE NOTE:
This game is intended to be used on a desktop or laptop computer and some of the features will not be available on an iPad or other mobile device.
This online safety and cyber security escape room is a wonderful no-prep lesson your students will love. Created for secondary students this escape room combines quizzes, puzzles, videos, animation, sound and online activities to test their understanding of important digital citizenship concepts and bring online safety and cyber security to life.
Absolutely no preparation, no printing and no specialist knowledge required by the teacher.
This lesson makes an ideal:
cover lesson,
end of term activity or
end of unit activity.
.
A fun, educational escape room game this is sure to be a memorable lesson your students will adore.
Buy this online safety and cyber security escape room now and save yourself hours of preparation.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Ideally students would need headphones to make the most out of this activity but it can be run without if necessary. Simply give the students the link to the online site (no sign up required) and away they go.
Students can work individually or, if you prefer, they can work through this online safety and cyber security escape room in pairs using computers located side by side (they can each listen to the videos and sound clips through their own set of headphones but can still talk to each other to discuss their ideas).
The teacher doesn’t need to do anything other than give the students the link to this online activity at the start of the lesson. All the activities are self-contained with students getting feedback automatically on their progress.
Pease note: Students will need internet access in order to play this escape room game.
If your students complete all the challenges in the cyber security escape room, they progress onto the Nova Labs cyber security online game as a reward which will keep them occupied and continue learning for the remainder of the lesson.
HOW LONG DOES THE ACTIVITY LAST?
This escape room is suitable for a variety of lesson lengths. It takes approximately 40-45 minutes to work through the online safety and cyber security escape room challenges (25-30 minutes if they are very quick) and the remainder of the lesson is taken up with Nova Labs cyber security game which on average can take 30 minutes or more to complete. You can cut the lesson shorter if required by stopping pupils from playing the Nova Labs game without completing all the levels.
What are you waiting for? Grab your copy of this exciting and educational online safety and cyber security escape room today.
FREE BONUS PRODUCT INCLUDED
As a special thank you for purchasing this product I am pleased to be able to also include a surprise FREE bonus gift. This gift is one of our complete resources which we will usually charge full price for but is yours absolutely free when you purchase this product. Just our little way of saying thank you to our valued customers. I hope you enjoy it and get use out of it, with my compliments.
This “producing robust programs” workbook is perfect for students studying for the OCR GCSE (9-1) in computer science and has been updated to completely cover the new specification J277.
It can be used in the classroom as a teaching aid, for self-study or as a revision tool. In this resource you will receive an interactive PDF workbook so your students can either print it out and complete the activities by hand or fill it in electronically making this an ideal workbook for use in school or for students studying at home.
The answer booklet is provided as a separate PDF file so you can assign your students the workbook without including the answers.
This 21-page workbook completely covers the new specification J277 2.3 producing robust programs theory.
Table of Contents:
Defensive Design Considerations
Input validation
Maintainability (sub programs, naming conventions, indentation, commenting)
The purpose of testing
Types of testing (iterative, final/terminal)
Identifying syntax and logical errors
Selecting and using suitable test data
Refining algorithms
.
You may also be interested in these workbooks which have also been written to cover the J277 specification:
Systems Architecture
Memory and Storage
Computer networks, connections and protocols
Network Security
Systems Software
Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Impacts
Algorithms
Programming Fundamentals
Boolean Logic
Programming Languages and IDEs
This Fundamentals of Computer Networks workbook is perfect for students studying for the AQA GCSE (9-1) in computer science and has been updated to completely cover the new specification 8525.
It can be used in the classroom as a teaching aid, for self-study or as a revision tool. In this resource you will receive an interactive PDF workbook so your students can either print it out and complete the activities by hand or fill it in electronically making this an ideal workbook for use in school or for students studying at home.
The answer booklet is provided as a separate PDF file so you can assign your students the workbook without including the answers.
This 33-page workbook completely covers the new specification 8525 3.5 Fundamentals of Computer Networks theory.
Table of Contents:
PAN, LAN and WAN
Lan topologies (star and bus)
Network protocols (Ethernet, Wi-Fi, TCP, UDP, IP, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP and IMAP)
Network security (authentication, encryption, firewall and MAC address filtering)
4-layer TCP/IP model (application layer, transport layer, internet layer and link layer)
.
FREE BONUS PRODUCT INCLUDED
As a special thank you for purchasing this product I am pleased to be able to also include a surprise FREE bonus gift. This gift is one of our complete resources which we will usually charge full price for but is yours absolutely free when you purchase this product. Just our little way of saying thank you to our valued customers. I hope you enjoy it and get use out of it, with my compliments.
You may also be interested in these workbooks which have also been updated for the new specification:
Algorithms
Python Programming
Fundamentals of Data Representation
Computer Systems
Cyber Security
Relational databases and SQL
Ethical, Legal and Environmental Impacts
This cyber security workbook is perfect for students studying for the AQA GCSE (9-1) in computer science and has been updated to completely cover the new specification 8525.
It can be used in the classroom as a teaching aid, for self-study or as a revision tool. In this resource you will receive an interactive PDF workbook so your students can either print it out and complete the activities by hand or fill it in electronically making this an ideal workbook for use in school or for students studying at home.
The answer booklet is provided as a separate PDF file so you can assign your students the workbook without including the answers.
This 32-page workbook completely covers the new specification 8525 3.6 Cyber Security theory.
Table of Contents:
The purposes of cyber security
Social Engineering techniques (blagging, phishing, pharming and shouldering)
Malicious code / malware (computer virus, trojan and spyware)
Penetration testing
Security measures (biometric measures, password systems, CAPTCHA, using email confirmations and automatic software updates)
.
FREE BONUS PRODUCT INCLUDED
As a special thank you for purchasing this product I am pleased to be able to also include a surprise FREE bonus gift. This gift is one of our complete resources which we will usually charge full price for but is yours absolutely free when you purchase this product. Just our little way of saying thank you to our valued customers. I hope you enjoy it and get use out of it, with my compliments.
You may also be interested in these workbooks which have also been updated for the new specification:
Algorithms
Python Programming
Fundamentals of Data Representation
Computer Systems
Fundamentals of Computer Networks
Relational databases and SQL
Ethical, Legal and Environmental Impacts
A great introduction to understanding computational thinking including decomposition, pattern recognition and abstraction. These ready to use computational thinking lessons will save you hours of preparation and can easily be adapted to meet your own requirements.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
In this unit you have 3 ready-to-use lessons:
Decomposition
Pattern recognition
Abstraction including a computational thinking team task
.
Please Note: This unit DOES NOT teach pupils about algorithms. In this unit pupils will be using everyday examples to help them understand the principles of computational thinking.
This lesson includes everything you need is included such as:
a very high-quality accessible PowerPoint presentation for every lesson that effortlessly leads the teacher through the lesson and includes all the answers to the many questions and tasks the students need to complete
an editable worksheet for every lesson
an easy-to-follow editable lesson plan for every lesson
.
PRIOR LEARNING
This unit does expect pupils know that computers use programs to tell them what to do, and assumes they have had some experience of writing Scratch programs.
EASY TO USE
These ready to use resources are so straightforward that although I have included a lesson plan, most teachers can teach straight from the PowerPoint presentation without any further assistance. And best of all, the answers are included saving you time and energy.
This makes these lessons suitable for experienced computing specialist teachers along with non-specialists and early career teachers (ECTs).
EDITABLE RESOURCES
I understand that teachers want to adapt their resources, so I’ve made the bold decision to make these resources editable.
Therefore, if you need to use a particular template style for your school or pupils with special educational needs, you can change the PowerPoint presentation, worksheet and lesson plan to suit your needs.
SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TEACHING TECHNIQUES
These teaching resources have been specifically designed to aid pupils using educational psychology backed theories including dual coding, Mayer’s theory and the best techniques to alleviate cognitive load.
These lessons are highly interactive and engage students straight from the start.
I have created another unit called Understanding Algorithms which teachers pupils the basics of writing algorithms and drawing flowcharts which teachers can use after this computational thinking unit to make a complete 6 lesson unit, alternatively you may want to split them up and teach them as 2 discreet units with 3 lessons in each. [You can view the Understanding Algorithms lesson here (http://
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A great introduction to understanding algorithms including written algorithms and flowcharts. These ready to use introduction to algorithms lessons will save you hours of preparation and can easily be adapted to meet your own requirements.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
In this unit you have 3 ready-to-use lessons:
Creating an algorithm
Flowcharts
Selection and iteration
.
Please Note: This unit DOES NOT teach pupils about pseudocode. In this unit pupils will be creating and understanding simple instructions written in plain English and not using any particular programming language or pseudocode.
Everything you need is included such as:
a very high-quality accessible PowerPoint presentation for every lesson that effortlessly leads the teacher through the lesson and includes all the answers to the many questions and tasks the students need to complete
an editable worksheet for every lesson
an easy-to-follow editable lesson plan for every lesson
.
I have created another unit called Computational Thinking which teaches pupils about decomposition, pattern recognition and abstraction which teachers can use before this understanding algorithms unit to make a complete 6 lesson unit, alternatively you may want to split up them up and teach them as 2 discreet units with 3 lessons in each. You can find the Computational Thinking unit here.
PRIOR LEARNING
This unit does expect pupils know that computers use programs to tell them what to do, however they do not need to be able to write any programming language prior to this lesson. This lesson does make an ideal unit to use before introducing text-based programming languages to the class.
EASY TO USE
These ready to use resources are so straightforward that although I have included a lesson plan, most teachers can teach straight from the PowerPoint presentation without any further assistance. And best of all, the answers are included saving you time and energy.
This makes these lessons suitable for experienced computing specialist teachers along with non-specialists and early career teachers (ECTs).
EDITABLE RESOURCES
I understand that teachers want to adapt their resources, so I’ve made the bold decision to make these resources editable.
Therefore, if you need to use a particular template style for your school, you can change the PowerPoint presentation, worksheet and lesson plan to suit your needs.
It gives you the flexibility to alter the lessons to suit your own particular needs.
These lessons are highly interactive and engage students straight from the start.
Start reaping the benefits today of incredibly high-quality, professionally designed teaching resources that you can use with virtually no preparation.
Just click on the BUY NOW button to download them straight away. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without them.
A great introduction to understanding how text, images and sound are saved as binary. These ready to use data representation lessons will save you hours of preparation and can easily be adapted to meet your own requirements.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
In this unit you have 3 ready-to-use lessons:
ASCII characters
Bitmap images
Sound
.
Everything you need is included such as:
a very high-quality accessible PowerPoint presentation for every lesson that effortlessly leads the teacher through the lesson and includes all the answers to the many questions and tasks the students need to complete
a 2-sided editable worksheet for every lesson
an easy-to-follow editable lesson plan for every lesson
.
PRIOR LEARNING
This unit does expect pupils to be familiar with binary and in particular know that:
Computers store numbers using binary.
Binary can only contain 1s and 0s.
A single binary digit is a bit.
They can translate denary numbers into binary and binary numbers into denary by working out the column headings.
.
If your students are unfamiliar with these concepts, I highly recommend purchasing my 2 lesson unit called “Understanding Binary” which covers all of these topics and will ensure your students are ready for this unit. Many teachers purchase both units (Understanding Binary and Data Representation) together and run them as a single 5 week unit as they complement each other so well.
EASY TO USE
These ready to use resources are so straightforward that although I have included a lesson plan, most teachers can teach straight from the PowerPoint presentation without any further assistance. And best of all, the answers are included saving you time and energy.
This makes these lessons suitable for experienced computing specialist teachers along with non-specialists and early career teachers (ECTs).
EDITABLE RESOURCES
I understand that teachers want to adapt their resources, so I’ve made the bold decision to make these resources editable.
Therefore, if you need to use a particular template style for your school,or if you have students with specific educational needs, you can change the lesson to suit them.
It gives you the flexibility to alter the lessons to suit your own particular needs.
SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TEACHING TECHNIQUES
These teaching resources have been specifically designed to aid pupils using educational psychology backed theories including dual coding, Mayer’s theory and the best techniques to alleviate cognitive load.
Your students will have a higher retention rate, better and deeper understanding of the subject matter and will build their confidence in a natural way which reduces distractions and helps them focus on the learning.
These lessons are highly interactive and engage students straight from the start.
Just click on the BUY NOW button to download them straight away. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without them.
Here are 11 worksheets available for immediate use, requiring no preparation.
They cover binary, denary, hexadecimal and binary addition, making them a valuable addition to your teaching resources. Each worksheet includes a separate answer sheet.
These worksheets can be printed or completed on-screen as PDF files with editable sections for students to enter their answers.
The worksheets serve multiple purposes, including grab-and-go activities, homework tasks and cover worksheets. They are suitable for computer science teachers, non-specialists and new teachers.
The 11 included PDF worksheets are as follows:
Binary practise: This worksheet features 16 binary numbers to convert into decimal values. It includes placement value headings to aid students in learning binary to decimal conversion.
Binary to decimal: This worksheet presents 5 challenges similar to the previous one, along with an additional 5 problems without bit placement headings. It also includes an extension activity that encourages students to contemplate the use of robots in different scenarios, making it an ideal homework task.
More binary practice: This worksheet provides 16 additional binary numbers to convert into decimal, omitting the bit value headings.
Binary square: This activity serves as a recap or starter exercise, where students input 0 or 1 in squares to form decimal values in rows or columns.
Decimal to Binary PRINT ONLY: This worksheet requires students to convert 3 decimal numbers into their binary equivalents. It can only be completed offline, as students use blank spaces to record their workings.
Binary to decimal to hexadecimal: This engaging worksheet prompts students to convert from binary to decimal and vice versa. It concludes with an exercise where students use a website to convert binary and decimal numbers to hexadecimal. It is suitable as homework before introducing hexadecimal in the next lesson.
Binary to hex: An introductory activity where students complete a conversion table to convert 4-bit binary numbers to hex. They then apply this table to convert longer binary numbers into hex.
Hex words: A fun activity where students convert binary numbers into hex to spell out short words.
Binary to hex and addition: This versatile worksheet serves as an ideal homework task, allowing students to recap converting binary and decimal to hex, as well as binary addition.
Adding with binary: This worksheet provides 6 problems for students to add 2 binary numbers, along with 2 extension challenges involving the addition of 3 binary numbers. It is well-suited for in-class activities.
Answer sheets are included for each worksheet, enabling self-marking or teacher reference.
These 11 worksheets will quickly become essential resources in your teaching toolkit. If you’re looking for more worksheets, you can find them by clicking here.
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Here are 8 ready to use worksheets to help students recap how a computer works and the hardware that is commonly found inside a computer. You can immediately use these worksheets with your class, with absolutely no preparation necessary.
You even have a separate copy of each handout that contains the answers, making these a brilliant easy to use addition to your teacher toolkit.
These worksheets can be printed out or completed on-screen as they comprise of PDF files with editable areas for students to enter their answers. You can even assign these worksheets as learning tasks using a VLE for students working at home.
HOW CAN I USE THEM?
These worksheets are ideal for
An easy grab-and-go classroom activity,
homework tasks and
cover worksheets.
These engaging worksheets are perfect for computer science teachers, non-specialists and new teachers.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
The 8 PDF worksheets included:
Building a computer – This worksheet asks pupils to perform some internet research to find out the price and descriptions of common pieces of hardware. It also includes an extension activity for pupils to research Doug Engelbart.
How does a computer work – Students label a diagram of the Von Neumann computer model based on the description given.
Input and Output – an ideal homework activity where pupils identify common input and output devices found in their home.
Inside a computer crossword – You have two versions of this crossword which uses picture clues rather than written clues. One version even includes the words they will need which can help lower ability pupils with the spelling of key words.
Inside a computer – Pupils write descriptions of common hardware found inside computers including power supply, motherboard, fan, hard drive, expansion cards, ROM, RAM, CPU and heat sink. A great assessment activity.
Inside devices – a nice quick activity demonstrating how different devices will have the same technology inside. Pupils need to identify the file storage, motherboard and power supply/battery in a laptop and a desktop computer.
Memory and Storage – Pupils answer questions non the differences between ROM and RAM and a magnetic hard drive and a SSD.
Don’t forget the answers to each worksheet are included meaning you can use the answers yourself or give them to students for self-marking.
These 8 worksheets will quickly become an essential tool in your teacher toolkit.
Looking for more worksheets? Click here to see my other ready to use classroom worksheets for computer science.
They are a great way to break up the lesson, reinforce the learning and check your pupils’ understanding of memory and storage.
What are you waiting for? Buy them now and use them straight away to enhance your lessons whilst saving yourself hours of preparation.
12 computational thinking worksheets you can use with your class, no preparation necessary. You even have the answers, making these a brilliant easy to use addition to your teacher toolkit.
They can be printed out or completed on-screen as they are PDF files with editable areas for students to enter their answers.
HOW CAN I USE THEM?
These worksheets are ideal for
An easy grab-and-go classroom activity,
homework tasks and
cover worksheets.
.
Perfect for computer science teachers, non-specialists and new teachers.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
The 12 PDF worksheets included:
Decomposition: Delivery Robot – A 2-page worksheet where students break down larger tasks into smaller tasks. A great starter activity.
Decomposition: Make a Snowman – This simple worksheet where students put the steps in order and then decompose one of those steps further. This is perfect for a starter or a plenary.
Decomposition: Robot Arms – This asks students to break down the tasks a robot arm in a factory would need to do. Great as a homework task.
Pattern Recognition: Finding Order – Students decide on the order or steps that are required to follow a recipe successfully. A nice starter.
Pattern Recognition: Spot the Correct Pattern – a 3-page worksheet where students need to pick the correct set of instructions to draw the shape. Perfect for a homework task or plenary.
Pattern Recognition: Create a Pattern – a 2-page worksheet. Students follow the example given and adapt it to match the scenarios. A great way to check progress.
Abstraction: London Underground – Students look at the London underground map, then answer questions about why the map has been simplified. A nice way of introducing the topic of abstraction in computational thinking.
Abstraction: Film – Students describe answer questions on abstraction about a film synopsis. A nice in-class activity to reinforce learning.
Abstraction: Gathering Important Facts – Students read a statement and answer questions. A nice homework task or plenary.
Algorithms: Writing Instructions – A fun in-class pairs activity to write instructions for a secret handshake. A great interactive starter activity which reinforces the need for clarity in instructions.
Algorithms: Pseudocode – Students write pseudocode. A nice homework task, in-class tasks to reinforce learning or plenary to check understanding.
Algorithms: Flow Diagrams – A 3-page worksheet where students need to answer questions about flowcharts. Great as a plenary activity or homework task.
What are you waiting for? Buy them now and use them straight away to enhance your lessons whilst saving yourself hours of preparation.
Here are 12 ready to use algorithms worksheets you can immediately use with your class, with absolutely no preparation necessary.
You even have a separate copy of each handout that contains the answers, making these a brilliant easy to use addition to your teacher toolkit.
Most of the worksheets can be printed out or completed on-screen as they comprise of PDF files with editable areas for students to enter their answers.
HOW CAN I USE THEM?
These worksheets are ideal for
An easy grab-and-go classroom activity,
homework tasks and
cover worksheets.
.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
The 12 PDF worksheets included:
Human and Computer Tasks – Brilliant as a introduction to algorithms. Students decide which of the tasks are most suitable for a human or a computer/robotic system which form a basis of a class discussion.
Flow diagrams – Students explain what the shapes of the flow diagram are used for. They also read a flow diagram and demonstrate their understanding by giving the outputs for a variety of inputs. A lovely homework task or plenary.
Pseudocode – Students are given sample pseudocode using a If…else statement. They explain what the algorithm will do and then write their own pseudocode for another scenario. Great to check current understanding, as a plenary or for a homework task.
Pseudocode – Similar to worksheet 3 based on if…else if… else pseudocode.
Pseudocode – Similar to worksheet 3 based on while loop pseudocode.
Pseudocode – Similar to worksheet 3 based on for loop pseudocode.
Pseudocode – Similar to worksheet 3 based on using a list with pseudocode.
Pseudocode – Students examine a flow diagram and write the pseudocode to match the flow diagram. A nice in-class activity to reinforce learning.
Flow diagram – Students are given pseudocode for a while loop and they need to draw a flow diagram to match the algorithm. A Lovely starter or plenary activity to check understanding.
Pseudocode and flow diagram – A great 2-page worksheet. Students are given details for an algorithm they need to create based on a hotel costing system. They need to write the pseudocode and then draw the flow diagram for the algorithm.
Pseudocode and flow diagram - Similar to worksheet 10 based on an addition quiz algorithm.
Pseudocode and flow diagram - Similar to worksheet 10 based on a list algorithm.
Worksheets 9 to 12 are designed to be printed and filled in by hand due to the drawing elements involved.
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Fun and ready to use activities to reinforce binary to denary conversation.
Binary Calculator - Great practical starter to introduce binary to denary conversion
Binary worksheet and homework pack - ready to use handouts to practice the skills learnt
Binary Game - a spreadsheet activity suitable for testing their understanding (self-marking)
Binary Quiz - PowerPoint based quiz to test their ability to convert binary to denary and denary to binary.
Logic gates and truth tables worksheet pack - ready to use handouts to practice logic gates and truth tables
This systems software workbook is perfect for students studying for the OCR GCSE (9-1) in computer science and has been updated to completely cover the new specification J277.
It can be used in the classroom as a teaching aid, for self-study or as a revision tool. In this resource you will receive an interactive PDF workbook so your students can either print it out and complete the activities by hand or fill it in electronically, making this an ideal workbook for use in school or for students studying at home.
The answer booklet is provided as a separate PDF file so you can assign your students the workbook without including the answers.
This 17-page workbook completely covers the new specification J277 1.5 systems software theory.
Table of Contents:
The purpose and functionality of systems software
Operating Systems
User Interface
Memory management and multitasking
Peripheral management and drivers
User Management
File Management
Utility system software
Encryption software
Defragmentation
Data Compression
The role and methods of backup
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You may also be interested in these workbooks which have also been written to cover the J277 specification:
Systems Architecture
Memory and Storage
Computer networks, connections and protocols
Network Security
Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Impacts
Algorithms
Programming Fundamentals
Producing Robust Programs
Boolean Logic
Programming Languages and IDEs