This lesson is the first of a sequence of lessons that challenge students to consider how plain English can be coded or ciphered. It builds on understanding of what Morse Code is used for and students have to cipher and decipher messages themselves. it is an introduction to a unit of work on ciphers and encryption.

This lesson is the third in a sequence of lessons that introduces students to look at how data is stored and manipulated on a computer system. This lesson reverses the process of learning from the previous lesson and looks at two methods for converting denary (base 10) numbers to binary (base 2) numbers. Learning Mat (LM) Worksheet is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PDF formats. Lesson Plan (LP) is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PPT Slideshow. Note that PPT files may lose some functionality.

This lesson is a stand alone lesson that introduces students to the concept of hexadecimal and asks them to develop skills in converting between binary and denary and hexadecimal. Students will require knowledge of and skills with converting between binary and denary. It also starts to introduce the idea of colour and images being represented by computer code. It touches on high and low level programming languages. Learning Mat (LM) Worksheet is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PDF formats. Lesson Plan (LP) is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PPT Slideshow. Note that PPT files may lose some functionality.

This lesson also covers material needed for learning about networks and cyber security, but also fits nicely in a unit of work about data representation. In this lesson, students are given the opportunity to reflect on what encryption is and why it is needed as well as practice skills with a Caesar Cipher. There are a range of activities that allow students to read out loud, discuss with other pupils and communicate learning in written activities. There are practical puzzles to investigate encryption algorithms, and a careers guidance discussion about being an ethical hacker. Learning Mat (LM) Worksheet is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PDF formats. Lesson Plan (LP) is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PPT Slideshow. Note that PPT files may lose some functionality.

This is lesson 5 in the sequences of lessons on data representation – part of the computer science GCSE course, although it can be adapted for a key stage 3 computing class that is being prepared for GCSE. This lesson introduces one way of showing negative numbers in binary format, and leads students to understand why this format is not good enough for computer programming. Learning Mat (LM) Worksheet is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PDF formats. Lesson Plan (LP) is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PPT Slideshow. Note that PPT files may lose some functionality.

This lesson forms part of a unit of work that enables students to understand how text, images and sound are stored and edited on a computer. This lesson focuses on sound recordings and asks students to understand how a digital sound recording can never be as high quality as original sound, and tests them on how the sound recording can be improved in quality. Learning Mat (LM) Worksheet is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PDF formats. Lesson Plan (LP) is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PPT Slideshow. Note that PPT files may lose some functionality.

This lesson builds on learning from the introductory lesson for this unit. In the previous lesson, students were asked to complete a homework research activity, so if you have not run this lesson you will need to delete or change this activity. The content of this lesson is a core part of the learning for the GCSE computer science course and asks students to understand that while the computer is running a program, the data and instructions need to be stored / held. You can extend students to understand that this disappears when the program stops or the computer is switched off. This lesson has been created with the Pearson Edexcel specification in mind, but is appropriate for other exam boards. Lesson plans are provided in PPTX, PPT and PPS format, while learning mats are provided in PPTX, PPT and PDF formats.

This is the sixth lesson in a sequence of lessons that cover Topic 3: Computers on the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Computer Science course. In this lesson students are reminded about the core model for a computer system, and discuss the need for secondary storage. They are introduced to the history of the development of secondary storage and are asked to compare the functionality, use and benefits and drawbacks of optical, magnetic and solid state storage. Lesson plans are saved in PPTX, PPTS and PPT format. The learning mat (worksheet) and starter activity are saved in PPTX, PPTS and PDF format. Note that PPT files have lost some of the functionality of the animation settings and images.

This is the second lesson in a sequence of lessons about modern use of technology. Students will be given the opportunity to build on learning from lesson 1 and to consider in greater detail the issues surrounding the use of open networks and mobile internet access. In this lesson, students will develop understanding of reasons why some networks are more secure than others, and be able to describe the impact on performance of ad hoc networks of distance, amount of data traffic and type of device. The lesson plan (LP) and learning mat (LM) are provided as PPTX, PPT and PDF formats, although animation and other features are limited in PPT and PDF formats.

The third lesson in a sequence of lessons that consider use of modern technology by businesses and individuals. This lesson builds on learning about ad hoc networks and focuses on mobile network coverage and the reasons why people do not or cannot access the internet. The lesson leads a discussion about network availability (rural versus city locations, developed versus developing countries, available infrastructure, mobile network coverage as well as issues surrounding the digital divide. The main task is to write a newspaper article about these issues and factors.

This is the fifth lesson in a sequence of lessons that consider how business organisations use modern technology to improve their working practice. In this lesson students clarify the difference between cloud storage and cloud computing, learn about the different tools and features in cloud computing applications and discuss the benefits of collaborative working using cloud computing tools. The practical activity that is planned for in this lesson asks students to create a tutorial / user manual for a student entering their school on how to use any VLE or cloud computing softtware that you use in school. The lesson plan and learning mat are provided in PPTX, PPT and PDF formats although animation settings are altered in older PPT software.

This is the 7th lesson in a sequence of lessons covering Topic 3: computers of the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Computer Science (2020) course. The lesson introduces students to different devices that are computer controlled, and defines the term ‘embedded processor’. There are a range of activities that allow students to compare embedded and general purpose computer systems, and investigate the hardware used. This lesson includes a ‘matching pairs’ card game for the bell work activity. Learning mat and starter activity are provided as PDF, PPTX and PPT format. The lesson plan is saved as PPTX, PPT and PPTS formats. Note that some features are lost in PPT formats.

This is the assessment related to the unit of work on encryption. There is an associated DIRT lesson that follows the assessment and a tracker to check class achievement. Grades are related to approximate achievement expected by a year 7 group and should be amended or differentiated for other year groups. The assessment includes practical decryption activities, multiple choice questions and explain/describe questions as well as state / identify questions.

This lesson is close to the end of the unit of work on data presentation but can be run as a standalone lesson. In this lesson students are introduced to different types of compression and investigate the reasons why files need to be compressed for efficient computer use. Learning Mat (LM) Worksheet is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PDF formats. Lesson Plan (LP) is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PPT Slideshow. Note that PPT files may lose some functionality.

This lesson draws the whole unit of work on Data Representation to a close. Start with providing students the opportunity to complete the assessment task under test conditions then when work is marked, use the lesson plan (LP) is an opportunity for Dedicated Improvement and Reflection Time (DIRT). Students will understand the correct answers to the questions on the assessment, and then complete 3 targets set by the teacher in their feedback. There is a marksheet (XLSX) to record student scores and to analyse class performance. Learning Mat (LM) Worksheet is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PDF formats. Lesson Plan (LP) is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PPT Slideshow. Note that PPT files may lose some functionality.

This lesson is the 8th in a series of lessons that helps students understand the fundamentals of binary numbers and binary arithmetic. This lesson is appropriate for the Edexcel GCSE Computer Science course and for students studying for higher grades. It builds on the previous lesson where students compared binary multiplication with denary multiplication. This lesson demonstrates one method for working with signed integers represented in binary format. Learning Mat (LM) Worksheet is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PDF formats. Lesson Plan (LP) is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PPT Slideshow. Note that PPT files may lose some functionality.

Second in a sequence of lessons that ask students to consider how data is stored and manipulated on a computer under the topic of data representation. Fully resourced lesson and detailed lesson plan including numeracy and literacy links. Range of activities. No computer needed. Learning Mat (LM) Worksheet is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PDF formats. Lesson Plan (LP) is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PPT Slideshow. Note that PPT files may lose some functionality.

This lesson is a stand alone lesson that introduces students to the concept of hexadecimal and asks them to develop skills in converting between binary and denary and hexadecimal. Students will require knowledge of and skills with converting between binary and denary. It also starts to introduce the idea of colour and images being represented by computer code. It touches on high and low level programming languages. Learning Mat (LM) Worksheet is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PDF formats. Lesson Plan (LP) is supplied as PPT, PPTX and PPT Slideshow. Note that PPT files may lose some functionality.

This lesson is the 8th in a sequence of lessons that cover topic 3: computing of the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Computer Science course. In this lesson, students investigate the role of the operating system software in a computer system. By the end of the lesson they should be able to list examples of operating systems, state or describe the functions of an operating system and explain how the operating system manages the CPU in scheduling actions. There is a significant amount of key vocabulary important for this lesson. The lesson plan is provided in PPTX, PPTS and PPT formats, while the learning mat is available as PDF, PPTX and PPT files. Note that some animation features are lost in the PPT formatted files. The lesson includes a ‘bingo’ bell work starter activity. The learning mat is designed to be printed in A3.

This lesson is the 10th in a sequence of lessons that looks at how hardware and software are integrated on a computer system. This lesson looks at the reasons why computer programmers must make sure that their programs can cope with errors and the ways that they do this. There is a significant amount of new key vocabulary in this lesson, and it would be a good idea to set a homework that asks students to reinforce the terms introduced in this lesson. The lesson plan is provided in PPTX, PPTS and PPT formats, while the learning mat is available as PDF, PPTX and PPT files.