With a few decades of experience teaching Computer Science, Business and IT, this shop has a variety of resources for KS3 Computing as well as the KS4 GCSE Computer Science, GCSE Business, BTEC Business and BTEC TA DIT. More resources coming in the near future.
With a few decades of experience teaching Computer Science, Business and IT, this shop has a variety of resources for KS3 Computing as well as the KS4 GCSE Computer Science, GCSE Business, BTEC Business and BTEC TA DIT. More resources coming in the near future.
Break-Even Forecast
See the chart appear in Excel as calculations are completed.
Break-Even the visual way.
Teacher solution.
Example evidence of student work.
Student worksheet.
GCSE Computer Science 9-1
This is the assessment I will be using with my Year 9 end of year assessment.
Assessment on modules covered so far:
Unit 1:
Systems Architecture - Von Neumann Architecture, Components of the CPU.
Software – operating system, system software, application software
Memory – ROM, RAM, Virtual Memory, Flash Memory
Storage – storage types, data capacity
Unit 2:
Algorithms - Binary search and merge sorting.
Translators & Facilitators - Low Level Language, Assembly Language and High Level Language.
Programming Concepts
Unit 3:
Sequence
Selection
Iteration
Count control
Teacher assessment criteria (Low Ability - LAP, Medium Ability - MAP, High Ability-HAP)
Full solution to test, marking grid (for teacher analysis), as well as teacher PowerPoint to display during test (differentiated).
BTEC Business - Unit 2 Finance
Topics included: Costs & Revenues, Break-Even, Cash Flow and Budgets
Assessing: Definition, selection and calculations.
Once completed and reviewed in DIRT (Direct Improvement & Reflection Time) lesson, will act as a revision resource.
Easily adaptable for future testing in preparation for online test.
EdExcel BTEC Tech Award Performing Arts
RAG rate personalised learning checklists for:
Component 1 - Exploring the Performing Arts
Component 2 - Developing Skills and Techniques in the Performing Arts
Component 3 - Performing to a Brief
EdExcel BTEC First Award in Music
Personal Learning Checklist for the BTEC First Award in Music.
RAG rates students against the PLCs for each unit of the syllabus.
Monitor progress on completion of assessment objectives.
Revision resource for the BTEC ICT Unit 1 Online World exam
Also suitable for: New BTEC Tech Award in DTT or GCSE Computer Science
Topics: Legislation, Threats to Data, Online Docs, Data Exchange and The Internet (the more 'difficult' topics for students to remember).
How the revision resource works for students:
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
Next lesson: DTT - Test - How much do the students remember - where are they still struggling (solution is on the Golden nuggets given out as revision!).
A good way to pinpoint misconceptions and areas that need final attention before the exam/mock exam.
Next installment - currently making - will arrive during December.
Let's go Jogging
Revision Lesson
BTEC Business - Unit 2 Finance Costs & Revenues Unit.
2 minutes to discuss the memory joggers
2 minutes back at seat - write down what you remember.
(Teacher - Print out the activity sheets on back-to-back A3 paper if possible as this allows students more space to write).
Following on from the Python Introduction Unit, this unit will focus on developing more efficient code now that students understand iteration, selection and lists.
In this lesson, students look at simple examples in order to understand the difference between procedures and functions.
(Included text file with code as Python file cannot be uploaded).
Next lessons: Using functions to effectively plan code.
Spreadsheet-based unit teaching cash flow forecasting in a practical and easy-to-learn way.
Unit being developed in Spring term 2 2017 so more resources to follow shortly.
Learning in Excel evidenced in Word, thus developing transferable ICT skills at the same time.
Model used for controlled assessments.
Used with students midway through OCR 20 Programming Challenges, to get Year 10 students to reflect and focus on the different stages in the Programming Cycle of Assessment and the importance.
Class discussion of each stage, followed by students explaining and evidencing each stage.
This enables them to work at a higher level and to understand the process required in September.
Revision resource for students to revise the key topics of the Unit 1 Online world in preparation for the online test.
Topics include: Online services, communication, software and documents; legislation; networks etc.
How to use a Golden Nugget:
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?
Developed specifically for the BTEC Business - Unit 2 Business Finance Exam.
Based directly on the BTEC 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.”
Using musical instruments in class for the ‘beat’, I have created a summary revision lesson on the main content for the Unit 2 online Business Finance exam.
With definitions, examples and some common points that may be useful in the ‘explain’ questions, this is a final revision before mock practice (prior to the exam).
Thanks for taking an interest in this resource.
I hope it helps if you purchase it.
In the final lesson before the exam, this is verbal exercise used for revision/reminder of the key theory needed for the UNit 2 Business Finance online exam.
Instructions for students:
You have been given a WHEREAS card.
When instructed, you will have 30 seconds to explain to the class the difference between the 2 key terms you have been given.
There must be no speaking (except for the person completing their WHEREAS challenge) until all class members have had a go
You must listen carefully as the answer they give could be the answer you need in the May exams.
Help your students learn those little facts that will gain the identify or state questions in the GCSE Computer Science 9-1 exams.
Little nuggets of revision - “cut-out and stick on this fridge/mirror or anywhere in the house where you’ll see it.”
I have now created these for all the topics in Component 1 & Component 2, and have put them in a bundle. As I create revision resources, I will also create more bundles to help students prepare for the exam. If you liked this resource, there are more like it available for a small fee:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-computer-science-9-1-revision-11840640
A simple resource to help students remember how to convert from Hexadecimal into Decimal number (denary), and from Decimal number (denary) into Hexadecimal.
As there are no calculators in the exam this year, it would help if students could refer to the 16 times table quickly when converting.
BTEC Tech Award in Digital Information Technology
In the final revision for the Component 3 exam, I have put together a simple presentation with all the key areas from the Component 3 syllabus for topics that may come up in the exam.
Added to these are tips from the recent mock exam students did based on the specimen exam paper.
I hope this can helps some other students out there doing the BTEC TA DIT.
Good luck to them all.