These exercises were written to solve that familiar problem of; “what homework do I give during practical lessons like programming?”. In this series of questions students are asked to consider small programming problems and design solutions using pseudocode or a programming language of their choice. Homework 5 of 10 includes questions on: - Input - Output - Conditional (if) Statement - Conditional Loop - Fixed Loop - Arrays - Len (length) Function Four additional theory questions cover Test Data, Reasons for Variable Use and Logic Problems with the Design. Two marking schemes give answers in: 1. Pseudocode and Python 2. Pseudocode and Visual Basic My students found this a very helpful aid to their understanding of program structures and problem solving. Questions 1-5 are available to purchase as a bundle. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/practise-programming-questions-1-to-5-bundle-11543151

These exercises were written to solve that familiar problem of; “what homework do I give during practical lessons like programming?”. In this series of questions students are asked to consider small programming problems and design solutions using pseudocode or a programming language of their choice. Homework 4 of 10 includes questions on: - Input - Output - Calculation (power ^, Int Function) - Fixed Loop - Arrays Two additional theory questions cover Data Types and Order of Code. Two marking schemes give answers in: 1. Pseudocode and Python 2. Pseudocode and Visual Basic My students found this a very helpful aid to their understanding of program structures and problem solving. Questions 1-5 are available to purchase as a bundle. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/practise-programming-questions-1-to-5-bundle-11543151

These exercises were written to solve that familiar problem of; “what homework do I give during practical lessons like programming?”. In this series of questions students are asked to consider small programming problems and design solutions using pseudocode or a programming language of their choice. Homework 3 of 10 includes questions on: - Input - Output - Calculation (power ^, Int Function) - Conditional (If) Statement - Conditional Loop One additional theory question covers Test Data (normal, extreme and exceptional). Two marking schemes give answers in: 1. Pseudocode and Python 2. Pseudocode and Visual Basic My students found this a very helpful aid to their understanding of program structures and problem solving. Questions 1-5 are available to purchase as a bundle. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/practise-programming-questions-1-to-5-bundle-11543151

These exercises were written to solve that familiar problem of; “what homework do I give during practical lessons like programming?”. In this series of questions students are asked to consider small programming problems and design solutions using pseudocode or a programming language of their choice. Homework 2 of 10 includes questions on: - Input - Output - Calculation - Conditional (If) Statement - Conditional Loop. Two additional theory questions cover Test Data and Reasons for using Input Validation. Two marking schemes give answers in: 1. Pseudocode and Python 2. Pseudocode and Visual Basic My students found this a very helpful aid to their understanding of program structures and problem solving. Questions 1-5 are available to purchase as a bundle. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/practise-programming-questions-1-to-5-bundle-11543151

These exercises were written to solve that familiar problem of; “what homework do I give during practical lessons like programming?”. In this series of questions students are asked to consider small programming problems and design solutions using pseudocode or a programming language of their choice. Homework 1 of 10 includes questions on: - Input - Output - Calculation - Conditional (If) Statement - Fixed Loop. Two additional theory questions cover Test Data and Input Validation. Two marking schemes give answers in: 1. Pseudocode and Python 2. Pseudocode and Visual Basic My students found this a very helpful aid to their understanding of program structures and problem solving. Questions 1-5 are available to purchase as a bundle. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/practise-programming-questions-1-to-5-bundle-11543151

There are several skills required to be a good programmer. One of these is being able to modularise programs by identifying blocks of code. This Scratch homework is based around the “broadcast” block which can be used to modularise programs allowing greater control over order, reuse of code and gives sprites the ability to communicate with each other. The homework starts with a worked example. There are four questions making this homework about a 10-15 minute task. Note that question 4 will be out of reach of most younger pupils and should possibly set as a challenge (possibly with a certificate or prize for those who successfully solve it) Students love this style of problem solving homework. Have fun!

There are several skills required to be a good programmer. One of these is being able to debug programs by identifying errors in code. In this Scratch homework students are given a description of a short animation and are required to find the errors in the code. The homework starts with a worked example. There are three questions making this homework about a 10-15 minute task. Students love this style of problem solving homework. Have fun!

There are several skills required to be a good programmer. One of these is being able to identify the order of code. In this Scratch homework students are given a description of a short animation and the blocks required to build it, Their task is identify the correct order of the blocks. The homework starts with a worked example. There are three questions making this homework about a 10-15 minute task. Students love this style of problem solving homework.

A colorful, helpful information document for anyone learning how to use Microsoft Word. Each page contains detailed instructions and lots of screenshots showing how to create and modify bullet point lists in Word. The document has two uses as page 1 could also be printed on its own as an A3 poster for IT rooms. Content Page 1 When to use bullet points How to use bullet points Page 2 How to position bullet points How to start a new line within a single bullet point Page 3 How to change the space between bullet points Page 4 How to change the shape of the bullets How to create your own bullets by uploading a picture A GReat resource for young learners.

A colourful, helpful information document for anyone learning how to use Microsoft Word. Each page contains detailed instructions and lots of screenshots showing how to create and modify bullet point lists in Word. The document has two uses as page 1 could also be printed on its own as an A3 poster for IT rooms. Content Page 1 When to use bullet points How to use bullet points Page 2 How to position bullet points How to start a new line within a single bullet point Page 3 How to change the space between bullet points Page 4 How to change the shape of the bullets How to create your own bullets by uploading a picture A GReat resource for young learners.

Many students these days wish to games programmers. Pygame is a fabulous addition to the programming language Python used to write professional looking computer games. This tutorial was originally written as part of a training day I led for staff interested in using Pygame as part of their teaching or as part of a games programming club. The training day was very well received so I have adapted the materials to allow self tuition by staff. If you have an interest in Python programming you'll love this extension to your own skills and knowledge. Although written for staff, pupils could easily follow the tutorial themselves. The knowledge acquired in this tutorial would allow you to deliver my PyGame student course: https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/games-programming-using-pygame-project-1-balloon-burst-11310169 https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/games-programming-using-pygame-project-2-tile-match-11310173 I love teaching with PyGame. Have fun!

Many students these days wish to be games programmers. This booklet is the second in a series of four that teaches students the tool and techniques of object orientated programming required to become a beginner games programmer. In Project 2 students will use the programming language Python, along with its add-ons Pygame and NumPy, to write an object orientated game called Tile Match. The booklet covers: . object orientated programming theory (inheritance, lists vs arrays, stacks, queues and insertion sort) . coding Tile Match (with full instructions) . extension tasks . ways to improve your coding This course could be your first step to becoming a games programmer! This booklet was co-written with my colleague David Stott for the Scottish Advanced Higher Computer Science course but could be used as part of any advanced programming course or games programming club. Project 3 is currently being written and is due for release in Sept 2017.

Many students these days wish to be games programmers. This booklet is the first in a series of four that teaches students the tool and techniques of object orientated programming required to become a beginner games programmer. In Project 1 students will use the programming language Python, along with its add-on Pygame, to write an object orientated game called Balloon Burst. The booklet covers: . object orientated programming theory . coding Balloon Burst (with full instructions) . extension tasks . ways to improve your coding This could be your first step to becoming a games programmer! This booklet was co-written with my colleague David Stott for the Scottish Advanced Higher Computer Science course but could be used as part of any advanced programming course or games programming club. Project 2 is also available.

Make your lesson fun by introducing Computational Thinking! Structured Query Language is a programming language used to manipulate and extract information stored in databases. As with all programming languages the best way to learn its functions is through solving problems. In this series of fun worksheets (or possible homework sheets) are sets of problems that are solved by writing or interpreting SQL instructions. Students must either predict the output of SQL instructions or calculate the SQL that must have been used to produce some given output from a database. Set 3 includes an explanation of the uses of DISTINCT, GROUP, AS and ORDER functions followed by 3 pages of questions. This style of learning is very well received by students who "love solving the problems".

Make your lesson fun by introducing Computational Thinking! Structured Query Language is a programming language used to manipulate and extract information stored in databases. As with all programming languages the best way to learn its functions is through solving problems. In this series of fun worksheets (or possible homework sheets) are sets of problems that are solved by writing or interpreting SQL instructions. Students must either predict the output of SQL instructions or calculate the SQL that must have been used to produce some given output from a database. Set 2 includes an explanation of the uses of INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE functions followed by 5 pages of questions. This style of learning is very well received by students who "love solving the problems".

Make your lessons fun with Computational Thinking! Structured Query Language is a programming language used to manipulate information stored in databases. As with all programming languages the best way to learn its functions is through solving problems. In this series of fun worksheets (or possible homework sheets) are sets of problems that are solved by writing or interpreting SQL instructions. Students must either predict the output of SQL instructions or calculate the SQL that must have been used to produce some given output from a database. Set 1 includes an explanation of the uses of SEARCH, FROM and WHERE functions followed by 5 pages of questions. This style of learning is very well received by students who "love solving the problems".

Create a version of the popular phone app Flappy Bird and then add Percy the Parrot of Doom, Invincibility and Increasing Difficulty to enhance the game. This colorful, exciting workbook introduces programming skills and develops problem solving skills while using proper computing terminology. Unlike a lot of programming resources this workbook has been targeted specifically at able Elementary School or Middle School students. During a series of increasingly challenging tasks students will create a version of the popular mobile phone app Flappy Bird. They then go on to enhance the game by adding another character, increasing levels of difficulty (using variables) and invincibility mode (using the timer). Students will be expected to think like real programmers solving problems and testing their solutions. The 52 page workbook contains detailed solutions to each task for both staff (who may lack programming confidence themselves) and students. A glossary of Computing terms is included at the back of the workbook. Once students have completed the tasks (either on their own or with some help) they should be well equipped to write computer programs of their own.

Many students these days wish to games programmers. Pygame is a fabulous addition to the extremely popular programming language Python. It is used to write professional looking computer games. This tutorial was originally written as part of a training day I led for staff interested in using Pygame as part of their teaching or as part of a games programming club. The training day was very well received so I have adapted the materials to allow self tuition by staff. If you have an interest in Python programming you'll love this extension to your own skills and knowledge. Although written for staff, pupils could easily follow the tutorial themselves. The knowledge acquired in this tutorial would allow you to deliver my PyGame student course: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/games-programming-using-pygame-project-1-balloon-burst-11303976 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/games-programming-using-pygame-project-2-tile-match-11303996 I love teaching with PyGame. Have fun!

A getting to know you activity for new Computing Science classes. Pupils have to circulate and find the names of pupils who... "own an 8Gb Flash Drive" "can say who their ISP is" and so on. There are 19 Computing related facts or questions on the sheet. Once completed the class can discuss what they have learned about each other (and about Computing). Works really well in class. Have fun!