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 looking for a set of fun, hands-on activities which will reinforce how to use key programming skills in Scratch? These flash card coding challenges are easy to use and will keep your students engaged whist embedding how to use the Scratch coding blocks.
Your students will be having so much fun they won’t even realise they’re learning!
Each pack includes 20 different Scratch coding flash cards WITH THE ANSWERS. You have the option of printing in colour but we also include a black and white version to save you ink.
Grab your copy now and either use them straight away or keep them as a handy addition to your teacher’s tool kit.
HOW CAN I USE THESE FLASH CARDS IN MY CLASSROOM?
Your students pick a card and create the programming challenge described on the front of the flash card. Once they have created their Scratch program, students test their completed program and turn over to see the suggested Scratch code answer on the reverse of the card. If they get stuck, they can always turn the card over to see the suggested solution they can copy.
When they have their program working correctly, students swap their flash card for another and repeat the process.
Students can work individually or in pairs for this activity and love the competitive nature of using these flash cards as they see how many they can complete.
These flash cards are great when used as:
a starter,
a plenary,
for early-finishers or
as an easy, highly engaging in-class activity.
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HOW DO I PREPARE THE CARDS?
These flash cards are so easy to prepare. Simply print, glue the back and fold in half along the vertical guideline, before cutting to size.
If you want to reuse them time and time again, it may be worth laminating your flash cards.
Each set has 20 individual programming challenges so you may need to prepare more than one set for larger classes.
These are an excellent addition to your computing teacher’s toolkit and you’ll wonder how you ever managed without them.
Get your copy of these user-friendly, highly engaging Scratch flash cards before you forget. Go on, click on the “Buy Now” button straight away. If you don’t, you’ll regret it later.
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A great introduction to understanding binary addition, two’s complement, binary subtraction, binary shifts and binary multiplication.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
In this unit you have 5 ready-to-use lessons:
binary addition
negative binary numbers using two’s complement
binary subtraction using two’s complement
binary shift and binary multiplication
recapping lesson to consolidate consolidating the unit and embed the skills
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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 or 3-sided editable worksheet for every lesson
an easy-to-follow editable lesson plan for every lesson
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PRIOR LEARNING
This unit does expect pupils to know how to translate denary numbers into binary and binary numbers into denary.
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If your students are unfamiliar with these concepts, I highly recommend purchasing my 2 lesson unit called “Understanding Binary” (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13042315) which covers all of these topics and will ensure your students are ready for this unit.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
This aligns with the iGCSE in computer science (0478) but is also useful for OCR J277, AQA 8525 and Pearson Edexcel computer science qualifications.
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.
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 to ensure your students will have a higher retention rate and a deeper understanding of the subject.
TEACHING TO THE TOP
These lessons are designed to stretch all pupils. Instead of traditional differentiation which systematically underchallenges pupils, I raise the bar for everyone and then, as a teacher who knows your own students best, you can support individuals to reach their own full potential.
Just click on the BUY NOW button to download them straight away. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without them.
This network security 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 45-page workbook completely covers the new specification J277 1.4 network security theory.
Table of Contents:
What is network security?
Forms of attack
Threats posed to networks
Hackers and crackers
Malware
Social engineering
Brute Force Attacks
Denial of Service Attacks
Data Interception
Data theft
SQL injection
Poor network policy
Identifying and preventing vulnerabilities
Penetration testing
Network forensics
Network policies
Anti-malware software
Firewalls
User access levels
Passwords
Encryption
Physical security
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Systems Architecture
Memory and Storage
Computer networks, connections and protocols
Systems Software
Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Impacts
Algorithms
Programming Fundamentals
Producing Robust Programs
Boolean Logic
Programming Languages and IDEs
This systems architecture 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 24 page workbook completely covers the new specification J277 1.1 systems architecture theory.
Table of Contents:
Systems Architecture
Hardware
Software
The purpose of the CPU
Von Neumann Architecture
Memory Address Register (MAR)
Memory Data Register (MDR)
Program Counter (PC)
Accumulator (AC)
Common CPU Components
Arithmetic / Logic unit (ALU)
Control unit (CU)
Cache
Busses
The Fetch-Execute cycle
How common characteristics of CPUs affect their performance
Clock speed
Cache size
Number of cores
Purpose of embedded systems
Examples of embedded systems
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Memory and Storage
Computer networks, connections and protocols
Network Security
Systems Software
Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Impacts
Algorithms
Programming Fundamentals
Producing Robust Programs
Boolean Logic
Programming Languages and IDEs
This highly engaging series of 3 lessons can be run with no student computers so is suitable for lessons in a standard non-ICT classroom, in a computer suite or when pupils are self-isolating at home.
Each lesson comes with a dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint presentation that includes all the instructions and takes the teacher and class through each lesson making this resource suitable for specialist and non-specialist teachers.
The students have a workbook they fill in each lesson as they progress, extending their knowledge and helping you monitor their progress.
An answer book is provided which can be used by the teacher or issued to students as a self-marking aid.
This is a hands-on enjoyable series of three lessons that help pupils understand the hardware in a computer along with common software. Written for KS3 this is suitable for years 7 to 9 and can even be used with GCSE groups if you wish.
Equipment needed: pupils should have access to a pair of scissors, a glue stick and a sheet of colourful A4 (or letter sized) paper along with a print-out of the 7-page template and 13-page workbook each (oh, and they will also need a pen).
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.
In this high-quality 6-lesson complete scheme of work, pupils will be introduced to the programming language “Scratch 2”.
Moving sprites using the mouse and keyboard as well as moving automatically around the screen
Repeat and forever loops
If statements and If…else statements
Use sensing tools so sprites can interact with each other
Use questions and answers in programs
Create and use variables to store and manipulate values during the running of programs
Create their own sprites and backgrounds
Use costumes
Apply broadcast messages
This unit is ideal if the pupils have never used Scratch before or have had only very limited experience.
Suitable for KS3 Computing and ICT classes.
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 my complete resources for which I usually charge full price but is yours absolutely free when you purchase this product. Just my little way of saying thank you to my valued customers. I hope you enjoy it and get use out of it, with my compliments.
Includes 7 tests that allow pupils to focus on one key topic area at a time.
Tests include:
Data representation
Ethical, environmental and legal issues
Inside a computer
Networks
Computational Thinking
Scratch introduction
Scratch Advanced
Suitable for GCSE Computer Science classes and KS3 Computing classes.
This computer systems 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.
BONUS RESOURCE: This resource also includes a PowerPoint presentation that allows pupils to easily create neat logic circuits by simply dragging the options into the desired position. Clear instructions given in the presentation on how to use it.
This 54-page workbook completely covers the new specification 8525 3.4 Computer Systems theory.
Table of Contents:
Hardware and software
Boolean logic (NOT, AND, OR and XOR)
Truth tables
Logic circuits
Boolean expressions
Software Classification (System software and application software)
Functions of the operating system
Low-level languages
High-level languages
Interpreter, compiler and assembler translators
Systems architecture
Von Neumann architecture
CPU
Fetch-Execute cycle
Memory (ROM, RAM, Cache and Registers)
Secondary memory (Solid state, optical and magnetic)
Cloud storage
Embedded systems
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Algorithms
Python Programming
Fundamentals of Data Representation
Fundamentals of Computer Networks
Cyber Security
Relational databases and SQL
Ethical, Legal and Environmental Impacts
This bundle of 6 lessons covers:
Types of Networks
Network Hardware
What is the internet?
Network Topologies
Wireless Networks
Network Protocols and the TCP/IP 4-Layer Model
These lessons are suitable for teaching the new updated syllabus starting September 2020 including the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) and AQA GCSE Computer Science (8520).
Each lesson includes an attractive dyslexia friendly PowerPoint presentation with differentiated lesson objectives, at lease one video and lots of tasks and questions. Each lesson also 3 differentiated exam style questions along with a comprehensive teacher’s lesson plan including all the answers.
A collection of full lessons, workbooks, handouts and knowledge organisers to teach GCSE Computer Science pupils about the CPU.
These lessons are suitable for teaching the new updated syllabus starting September 2020 including the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) and AQA GCSE Computer Science (8520).
Can be used in class, homework tasks and as revision.
The bundle saves you 30% on the usual individual price.
Here are all the packs needed to create 5 attractive displays in your computer room to instant impact and interest for your students.
Buy this bundle of 5 display packs now and instantly brighten your computer room and get a free BONUS pack of word wall posters too.
HOW CAN YOU USE THESE DISPLAY?
This display works well when positioned:
on a display board in your computer room
in the corridor leading to the classroom or
arranged in any other available space on your walls
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PREPARING THE DISPLAYS
There are 5 complete displays included in this bundle:
Computer Science room lettering
Computer room rules posters
Who’s who is computing timeline
Rubber duck debugging
What does your digital footprint say about you?
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You have colour and black and white versions. Print only the relevant pages you need for your computer room display. Some pages may require more than one copy.
It is best to print the pages in colour, if you can, but I have included black and white versions too to help you save on printing costs. 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 pages on card or laminating each page before cutting out the sections to give a more professional finish. Carefully cut out the sections and add them to your display space (making sure the letters are the right way up and in the correct order).
I’ve include suggested layouts to give you an idea of how you can display these sections in your computer room however you may want to display it slightly differently to fit the space you have.
What are you waiting for? Buy these ready to use computer room display packs now and get your FREE bonus pack of word wall posters too. They are sure to brighten your classroom.
Ready-to-use worksheets and activties you can immediately use in your classroom to help you teach the following topics:
Inside a computer
Binary, denary and Hex conversion
Logic Gates and Truth Tables
Suitable for GCSE Computer Science classes and KS3 Computing classes.
All packs include an answer booklet making your life even easier. Saves you hours of work.
This is exceptional value as it includes my “Relational Databases and Structured Query Language (SQL)” workbook and answer book, clear instructions to walk you through installing DB Browser and two databases to practise with. This pack 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. As part of that workbook it also includes gives clear, easy to follow instructions for creating an SQL database using DB Browser. It also shows how Python can be used to insert, update and delete data in the SQL database as well as retrieving specific data from the SQL database using select, from, where and order by.
A separate PDF answer booklet is provided giving you all the answers to the tasks in the workbook so you can assign your students the workbook without including the answers.
The 39-page workbook completely covers the new specification 8525 3.7 Relational Databases and Structured Query Language (SQL) section of the AQA (8525) GCSE in Computer Science.
Table of Contents:
Explain the concepts of databases
Relational databases
Table
Record
Field
Primary Key
Foreign key
SQL
SELECT
FROM
WHERE
ORDER BY … ASC / DESC
INSERT INTO
UPDATE
DELETE FROM
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Algorithms
Python Programming
Fundamentals of Data Representation
Computer Systems
Fundamentals of Computer Networks
Cyber Security
Ethical, Legal and Environmental Impacts
This ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technology 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 31-page workbook completely covers the new specification J277 1.6 ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technology theory.
Table of Contents:
How to investigate and discuss Computer Science technologies
Ethical issues
Legal issues
Cultural issues
Environmental issues
Privacy issues
How key stakeholders are affected by technologies
Legislation relevant to Computer Science
The Data Protection Act 2018 (GDPR)
Wireless networking
The Computer Misuse Act 1990
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
Software licences
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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
Systems Software
Algorithms
Programming Fundamentals
Producing Robust Programs
Boolean Logic
Programming Languages and IDEs
This data representation 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 66-page workbook completely covers the new specification 8525 3.3 Fundamentals of Data Representation theory.
Table of Contents:
Number bases (decimal, binary and hexadecimal)
Converting between number bases
Units of information
Adding together binary numbers
Binary shift
Character encoding
Representing bitmap images
Colour depth and image size
Representing sound
Sampling rate and sample resolution
Calculate file sizes
Data compression
Huffman code
Run length encoding (RLE)
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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
Computer Systems
Fundamentals of Computer Networks
Cyber Security
Relational databases and SQL
Ethical, Legal and Environmental Impacts
This computer networks, connections and protocols 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 45-page workbook completely covers the new specification J277 1.3 computer networks, connections and protocols theory
Table of Contents:
What is a network?
Server
Advantages and disadvantages of computer networks
Types of network
Local Area Network (LAN)
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Factors that affect the performance of networks
Bandwidth
Number of devices
Cable or wireless media
Error rate
Latency
The different roles of computers in a client server and a peer-to-peer network
Client Server
Peer-to-Peer
The hardware needed to connect stand-alone computers to a LAN
Stand-alone computer
Network Interface Controller/Card
Transmission Media
Switch
Router
Wireless Access Points
The internet
Web servers and clients
Domain Name Server
Hosting
The cloud
Cloud computing
Network topologies
Star network topology
Mesh network topology
Modes of connection
Wired
Wireless
WiFi
Frequency
Channels
Encryption
Packet Switching
Bandwidth
Ethernet
IP addressing
MAC addressing
Network Protocols
TCP/IP model
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
IP (Internet Protocol)
The 4 layers of network protocols
Application layer
Transport layer
Internet layer
Link layer
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Please note: It has come to our attention that YouTube changed their privacy policy and some of the links in our workbooks are not uploading correctly.
We have now sorted out the problem but it did mean that we had to change the links in the workbook.
If you have previously downloaded this workbook please download it again from your download library to get the new version.
You may also be interested in these workbooks which have also been updated for the new specification:
Systems Architecture
Memory and Storage
Network Security
Systems Software
This algorithms 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 55-page workbook completely covers the new specification 8525 3.1 Fundamentals of Algorithms theory.
Table of Contents:
Algorithms
Decomposition
Abstraction
Systematic problem solving
Pseudo-code
Python
Flowcharts
Efficiency of algorithms
Linear search
Binary search
Merge sort
Bubble sort
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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:
Python Programming
Fundamentals of Data Representation
Computer Systems
Fundamentals of Computer Networks
Cyber Security
Relational databases and SQL
Ethical, Legal and Environmental Impacts
This programming fundamentals 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 70-page workbook completely covers the new specification J277 2.2 programming fundamentals theory.
Table of Contents:
The use of variables, constants, operators, inputs, outputs and assignments
Sequence
Selection
Iteration (count-controlled and condition-controlled loops)
Common arithmetic operators
Common Boolean operators (AND, OR and NOT)
Data types (integer, real, Boolean, character, string and casting)
Basic string manipulation
File handling operations (open, read, write and close)
The use of records to store data
The use of SQL to search for data
The use of arrays (1D and 2D arrays)
How to use sub programs (functions and procedures)
Random number generation
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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
Systems Software
Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Impacts
Algorithms
Producing Robust Programs
Boolean Logic
Programming Languages and IDEs
This algorithms 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 78-page workbook completely covers the new specification J277 2.1 algorithms theory.
Table of Contents:
Principles of computational thinking
Identify inputs, processes and outputs for a problem
Structure diagrams
Pseudocode
Flow diagrams
Refine programs using Python
Identify common errors
Trace tables
Binary search
Linear search
Bubble sort
Merge sort
Insertion sort
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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
Systems Software
Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Impacts
Programming Fundamentals
Producing Robust Programs
Boolean Logic
Programming Languages and IDEs
This bundle contains 12 PDF worksheets containing 65 Python coding challenges focusing on specific skills which help pupils to focus on one skill at a time. It also includes 12 PDF worksheets which contain the answers.
These worksheets can be used as classroom activities, for homework tasks or as ready-to-use tasks for quick finishers, making these an invaluable resource to have in your teacher kit.
Download these ready to use worksheets now and take control of your workload.
Use them immediately or simply keep them in reserve for when you need them.
Areas covered:
01 - Python Basics (includes 6 challenges)
02 - If Statements (includes 5 challenges)
03 - For Loops (includes 6 challenges)
04 - While Loops (includes 5 challenges)
05 - Random Functions (includes 6 challenges)
06 - Mathematical Operators (includes 7 challenges)
07 - Lists (includes 5 challenges)
08 - Turtle (includes 5 challenges)
09 - 2D Lists (includes 5 challenges)
10 - Text Files (includes 5 challenges)
11 - CSV Files (includes 5 challenges)
12 - Subprograms (includes 5 challenges)
This makes 65 programming challenges which are perfect for use in the classroom or as homework tasks.
Saves you hours of preparation and planning time.
