Welcome to my TES shop! I am a subject leader for ICT & Computer Science, creating and sharing resources to support teachers in delivering ICT, Computer Science, Computational Thinking and the Digital Competence Framework. For more resources, visit robbotresources.com
email: carl@robbotresources.com
Welcome to my TES shop! I am a subject leader for ICT & Computer Science, creating and sharing resources to support teachers in delivering ICT, Computer Science, Computational Thinking and the Digital Competence Framework. For more resources, visit robbotresources.com
email: carl@robbotresources.com
My popular twitter poster is now available to download for FREE from my tes shop!
Wow your friends with this fun card trick… all done through algorithms! Follow the instructions on the poster to complete the trick!
Try it out in within the classroom, can be used as a fun starter activity!
I have included both JPEG and PNG versions of the poster.
Update: High Resolution 2560x1440 in both PNG & JPEG
Computational Thinking is a skill set that can be used across the curriculum, not just within computer science! The logical approach to solving a problem means that it’s application can be used to develop and improve students ability to deal with difficult problems in a more rational way. The aim of my posters is to make you realise that many of the brilliant tasks that teachers facilitate week in, week out actually include computational thinking. It’s just a matter of making it more explicit!
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Within this unit of work, students will learn how to apply the concepts of computational thinking to a range of different problem solving puzzles. The resource is split into four sections;
1. Computational thinking puzzles - a range of different types of puzzles which encourage students to apply the concepts of computational thinking to solve them. Puzzles include mazes, word ladders and even a game of draughts (or checkers)!
2. Logic Gates - students will need to solve the logic gate puzzles to identify if the output is on (1) or off (0) dependent on the gate sequences. This also helps develop Boolean decision making through the use of AND, OR & NOT gates which produce a TRUE (1) or FALSE (0) output.
3. Flowchart puzzles - students need to work out the correct answers to the questions asked dependent on the input information and the flowchart conditions set. Flowcharts include the use of algebra variables which can help support mathematics students.
4. Pseudo code puzzles - students need to read through the pseudo code algorithms and demonstrate their understanding by answering the questions asked. Pseudo code sequences include the use of algebra variables which can help support mathematics students.
Each puzzle is given a score. Once complete students check their answers and work out their overall scores and place them in the grid provided. They then compare this with the overall levels to find their overall level: Rookie, Pro or Beast! This can then be used within assessment to see if students are performing at, below or above expected levels.
Pack includes a student PowerPoint resource to complete and answers for each puzzle.
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Includes:
Computational thinking for KS3
Computational thinking for KS4
Problem Solving for KS3
Also includes my popular poster resources to help promote computational thinking within your classroom!
This bundle contains all my popular premium Computational Thinking teaching resources as well as all my Computational Thinking posters and activities as seen within my shop.
This bundle includes:
Computational Thinking for KS3
Computational Thinking for KS4
Computational Thinking Problem Solving
Computational Thinking: Create an Interactive Story
Computational Thinking: Code Breaking
KS3 Algorithm Design: Year 7
KS3 Algorithm Design: Year 8
KS4 Algorithm Design
Computational Thinking Starter Puzzles
ROB-BOT! Card Game
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How can you apply the concepts of computational thinking to Maths?
Mathematics is full of problem solving challenges which makes computational a vital skill to help improve your maths skills! Check out my poster for a range of ideas on how to apply the concepts of computational thinking to the subject of mathematics!
*Computational Thinking is a skill set that can be used across the curriculum, not just within computer science! The logical approach to solving a problem means that its application can be used to develop and improve students ability to deal with difficult problems in a more rational way. The aim of my posters is to make you realise that many of the brilliant tasks that teachers facilitate week in, week out actually include computational thinking. It’s just a matter of making it more explicit!
Practice makes perfect with this activity pack which includes over 1000 questions split between four different challenge levels, allowing students of all abilities to learn how to convert hexadecimal into decimal numbers!
Level 1: Eight activity sheets containing four sets of eight numbers each set within a progressive range.
Level 2: Eight activity sheets containing two sets of sixteen numbers both sets within a progressive range.
Level 3: Eight activity sheets containing thirty two numbers each page within a progressive range.
Level 4: Eight activity sheets containing thirty two random numbers within the range of 0 to 255.
Each pack includes 8 pages of 32 questions, converting the numbers 0 to 255 (a byte). Each challenge pack includes clear explanations on how to make conversions and calculation tables to support the given conversion techniques and make students feel confident in doing it themselves.
Each challenge pack is provided as printable pdf so that students can complete them on paper. All answers are included on both pdf and ppt to allow for both teacher or self assessment.
Ideal to use as starter activities, plenaries or homework!
Practice makes perfect with this activity pack which includes over 1000 questions split between four different challenge levels, allowing students of all abilities to learn how to convert decimal numbers into binary!
Level 1: Eight activity sheets containing four sets of eight numbers each set within a progressive range.
Level 2: Eight activity sheets containing two sets of sixteen numbers both sets within a progressive range.
Level 3: Eight activity sheets containing thirty two numbers each page within a progressive range.
Level 4: Eight activity sheets containing thirty two random numbers within the range of 0 to 255.
Each pack includes 8 pages of 32 questions, converting the numbers 0 to 255 (a byte). Each challenge pack includes clear explanations on how to make conversions and calculation tables to support the given conversion techniques and make students feel confident in doing it themselves.
Each challenge pack is provided as printable pdf so that students can complete them on paper. All answers are included on both pdf and ppt to allow for both teacher or self assessment.
Ideal to use as starter activities, plenaries or homework!
Practice makes perfect with this activity pack which includes over 1000 questions split between four different challenge levels, allowing students of all abilities to learn how to convert binary numbers into decimal!
Level 1: Eight activity sheets containing four sets of eight numbers each set within a progressive range.
Level 2: Eight activity sheets containing two sets of sixteen numbers both sets within a progressive range.
Level 3: Eight activity sheets containing thirty two numbers each page within a progressive range.
Level 4: Eight activity sheets containing thirty two random numbers within the range of 0 to 255.
Each pack includes 8 pages of 32 questions, converting the numbers 0 to 255 (a byte). Each challenge pack includes clear explanations on how to make conversions and calculation tables to support the given conversion techniques and make students feel confident in doing it themselves.
Each challenge pack is provided as printable pdf so that students can complete them on paper. All answers are included on both pdf and ppt to allow for both teacher or self assessment.
Ideal to use as starter activities, plenaries or homework!
This bundle includes all 6 Binary Ninja number conversion packs which includes over 6000 questions for your students! Each activity pack includes over 1000 questions split between four different challenge levels, allowing students of all abilities to learn how to convert binary, decimal and hexadecimal numbers!
Each activity pack contains four levels of differentiation:
Level 1: Eight activity sheets containing four sets of eight numbers each set within a progressive range.
Level 2: Eight activity sheets containing two sets of sixteen numbers both sets within a progressive range.
Level 3: Eight activity sheets containing thirty two numbers each page within a progressive range.
Level 4: Eight activity sheets containing thirty two random numbers within the range of 0 to 255.
Each pack includes 8 pages of 32 questions, converting the numbers 0 to 255 (a byte). Each challenge pack includes clear explanations on how to make conversions and calculation tables to support the given conversion techniques and make students feel confident in doing it themselves.
Each pack is provided as printable pdf so that students can complete them on paper. All answers are included on both pdf and ppt to allow for both teacher or self assessment.
Ideal to use as starter activities, plenaries or homework!
Practice makes perfect with this activity pack which includes over 1000 questions split between four different challenge levels, allowing students of all abilities to learn how to convert binary numbers into hexadecimal!
Level 1: Eight activity sheets containing four sets of eight numbers each set within a progressive range.
Level 2: Eight activity sheets containing two sets of sixteen numbers both sets within a progressive range.
Level 3: Eight activity sheets containing thirty two numbers each page within a progressive range.
Level 4: Eight activity sheets containing thirty two random numbers within the range of 0 to 255.
Each pack includes 8 pages of 32 questions, converting the numbers 0 to 255 (a byte). Each challenge pack includes clear explanations on how to make conversions and calculation tables to support the given conversion techniques and make students feel confident in doing it themselves.
Each challenge pack is provided as printable pdf so that students can complete them on paper. All answers are included on both pdf and ppt to allow for both teacher or self assessment.
Ideal to use as starter activities, plenaries or homework!
Practice makes perfect with this activity pack which includes over 1000 questions split between four different challenge levels, allowing students of all abilities to learn how to convert hexadecimal into binary numbers!
Level 1: Eight activity sheets containing four sets of eight numbers each set within a progressive range.
Level 2: Eight activity sheets containing two sets of sixteen numbers both sets within a progressive range.
Level 3: Eight activity sheets containing thirty two numbers each page within a progressive range.
Level 4: Eight activity sheets containing thirty two random numbers within the range of 0 to 255.
Each pack includes 8 pages of 32 questions, converting the numbers 0 to 255 (a byte). Each challenge pack includes clear explanations on how to make conversions and calculation tables to support the given conversion techniques and make students feel confident in doing it themselves.
Each challenge pack is provided as printable pdf so that students can complete them on paper. All answers are included on both pdf and ppt to allow for both teacher or self assessment.
Ideal to use as starter activities, plenaries or homework!
Practice makes perfect with this activity pack which includes over 1000 questions split between four different challenge levels, allowing students of all abilities to learn how to convert decimal numbers into hexadecimal!
Level 1: Eight activity sheets containing four sets of eight numbers each set within a progressive range.
Level 2: Eight activity sheets containing two sets of sixteen numbers both sets within a progressive range.
Level 3: Eight activity sheets containing thirty two numbers each page within a progressive range.
Level 4: Eight activity sheets containing thirty two random numbers within the range of 0 to 255.
Each pack includes 8 pages of 32 questions, converting the numbers 0 to 255 (a byte). Each challenge pack includes clear explanations on how to make conversions and calculation tables to support the given conversion techniques and make students feel confident in doing it themselves.
Each challenge pack is provided as printable pdf so that students can complete them on paper. All answers are included on both pdf and ppt to allow for both teacher or self assessment.
Ideal to use as starter activities, plenaries or homework!
This bundle combines all my KS3 focused computational thinking resource. This bundle includes the following resources:
1. Computational thinking for KS3
2. Computational thinking problem solving
3. Application of computational thinking - create an interactive story
4. Computational thinking classroom ideas posters