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!
This has got to be one of the most unusual and fun ways of introducing your students to the delights of the bubble, insert and merge sorting algorithms. Even if your exam board only teaches two of these sorting algorithms it’s still worth getting this activity and teaching all three as it is just so much fun!
Using an escape room activity that involves a witch and a goblin (who doesn’t want that?) your students will learn the basics of how these three algorithms work.
This is a student-led interactive escape room activity that is ideal for social distancing and does not require any student computers and they can remain at their individual desks and yet they will still be working together.
The entire activity will last a single lesson.
Your role is to not do a lot and put the emphasis on your students working together. Early on you will be turned into a goblin! Sorry (not really sorry) so you may want to practise your goblin roar for when it’s called upon.
Students therefore cannot rely on you to help them (because you’ll be a goblin) and they’ll have to work together (either as a whole class or in smaller teams if you prefer) to try and solve all the riddles in their “spell books” for themselves.
The main activity is introduced via a whole-class PowerPoint presentation which includes videos giving the students vital instructions and helping them if necessary. Each pupil is given a printout of the spell book which contains all the challenges.
This escape room style activity gives your students a great introduction to the three sorting algorithms (bubble sort, insert sort and merge sort) and will certainly give your students a boost at the start of learning this topic.
Suitable for higher KS3 classes and GCSE Computer Science classes.
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How can you teach your students about system security and cyber attacks, in an engaging way? The key is to break up the theory into small manageable chunks and reinforce each section with a variety of activities. And that is exactly what this computer science lesson does.
Why spend hours making your own resources when it is all done for you? Download this computing lesson about identifying and preventing network vulnerabilities today and save yourself all that preparation.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
This lesson includes:
an attractive dyslexia friendly PowerPoint presentation,
differentiated lesson objectives,
videos to change focus and break up the lesson,
loads of individual and group tasks and questions,
printable ready to use worksheets for classwork,
3 differentiated exam style questions which can be used either in the plenary or set for a homework task,
a comprehensive teacher’s lesson plan including ALL THE ANSWERS.
.
WHAT DOES IT COVER?
Suitable for GCSE Computer Science pupils following either OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) or AQA GCSE Computer Science (8520) syllabuses.
With virtually no preparation (apart from photocopying the worksheets) you will be ready to teach your classes about:
Denial of service (DoS) attacks
Brute force attacks
Data interception attacks
SQL injection attacks
Poor network security policy
Penetration testing
Network forensics
Firewalls
Passwords
.
DURATION: 1 lesson
Download this ready to use lesson now and take back control of your workload.
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.
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How can you teach your students about network hardware, in an engaging way? The key is to break up the theory into small manageable chunks and reinforce each section with a variety of activities. And that is exactly what this lesson does.
Why spend hours making your own resources when it is all done for you? Download this lesson today and save yourself all that preparation.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Suitable for GCSE Computer Science pupils following either OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) or AQA GCSE Computer Science (8520) syllabuses.
This lesson includes:
an attractive dyslexia friendly PowerPoint presentation,
differentiated lesson objectives,
2 videos to change focus and break up the lesson,
loads of individual and group tasks and questions,
2 printable ready to use worksheets for classwork,
3 differentiated exam style questions which can be used either in the plenary or set for a homework task,
a comprehensive 3-page teacher’s lesson plan including ALL THE ANSWERS.
.
WHAT DOES IT COVER?
With virtually no preparation (apart from photocopying the worksheets and taboo cards) you will be ready to teach about your classes about:
Transmission media (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, coper cables and fibre optic cables)
Routers
Switches
Hubs
Network Interface Cards (NIC)
Wireless Access Points
Bridges
Wi-Fi channels
.
Please note: network topologies and protocols are not covered in this lesson as that is covered in a separate lesson.
DURATION: 1 lesson
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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.
Check out these other great lesson by Nichola Wilkin (nwilkin):
What is the internet?
Network Topologies
Here are 6 ready to use network worksheets you can immediately use with your class with absolutely no preparation necessary.
They can be printed out or completed on-screen as they comprise of PDF files with editable areas for students to enter their answers. You can even assign these worksheets as learning tasks using a VLE for students working at home.
You even have a separate copy of each handout that contains the answers, making these a brilliant easy to use addition to your teacher toolkit.
HOW CAN I USE THEM?
These worksheets are ideal for
An easy grab-and-go classroom activity,
homework tasks and
cover worksheets.
.
These engaging worksheets are perfect for computer science teachers, non-specialists and new teachers.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
The 6 PDF worksheets included:
Advantages and Disadvantages of Networks – An easy worksheet where students are given a number of statements and need to decide if it is an advantage of disadvantage of using a computer network. A great starter worksheet when first introducing networks.
LAN and WAN Fill in The Gaps – Students use a list of given words to complete the short text about Local Areas Networks and Wide Area Networks. A nice plenary activity to recap what they have learnt.
Client Server and Peer-to-Peer Networks – A mid-level worksheet where pupils need to decide if the statement is about a client server network or a peer-to-peer network, or both.#
Wire and Wireless Networks – Pupils need to do a bit of research and write about the benefits and risks of using ethernet copper cables, fiber optic cables, Bluetooth networks and wi-fi networks. Great as a homework task.
Star and Mesh Topologies – Students identify a star and a mesh diagram from a drawing. They are also given several scenarios and have to decide if a star or a mesh topology would better fit the needs described. Finally students must write about the difference between a switch and a hub. Great as a homework task.
Network Protocols – match the protocol layer to the description and then identify the protocols which are in a 4-layer TCP/IP protocol layer. A higher level worksheet that is great for assessing pupils understanding of a 4-lay TCP/IP protocol.
Don’t forget the answers to each worksheet are included meaning you can use the answers yourself or give them to students for self-marking.
These 6 worksheets will quickly become an essential tool in your teacher toolkit.
They are a great way to break up the lesson, reinforce the learning and check your pupils’ understanding of networks.
What are you waiting for? Buy them now and use them straight away to enhance your lessons whilst saving yourself hours of preparation.
Are you ready for an exhilarating and festive end of term Christmas activity? Look no further than our electrifying Christmas Computing Quiz, tailor-made for your Year 10 students!
Prepare to be dazzled with a captivating fusion of computing challenges specially crafted for Year 10, seamlessly intertwined with a medley of delightful and interactive Christmas activities that will leave both your SLT and your year 10 computing pupils in high spirits as the term concludes.
Students complete a number of computing and fun festive questions and activities using a multitude of formats. Along the way they collect letters which will be used to uncover a final message that they need to answer to win the game.
HOW DOES THE CHRISTMAS COMPUTING QUIZ WORK?
Once you’ve purchased the resource you get a PDF which contains a link. Share the provided link with your students and watch as it whisks them away to an enchanting digital realm filled with engaging questions and intriguing tasks.
Your year 10 computing students can embark on this journey of knowledge and fun on their own, or, for an added dose of excitement, encourage pairs of students to team up and tackle the quiz together. The joy multiplies as collaboration ignites their enthusiasm.
And the best part? The quiz is a self-guided adventure. As your students conquer each challenge, the next one automatically beckons, providing you with invaluable time to support those in need or attend to the myriad of other holiday season tasks tugging at your attention.
Fear not, for we’ve thought of everything. All the answers are readily available in the comprehensive teacher’s guide, ensuring you can rescue any students who find themselves in a puzzling predicament.
This captivating experience is designed to last around 60 minutes but you may wish to provide an additional activity in case you have any particularly speedy early finishers.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
You get a single PDF file which contains the link to the activity and the answers to the quiz.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity! Grab your copy of the Year 10 Christmas Computing Quiz – a timeless gem that you can deploy year after year with a new wave of Year 10 computing students. Let the festivities begin!
COMPUTING TOPICS INCLUDE:
Cyber security
3D animation
Physical computing
Binary
Python programming
Computer logic
.
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
In order to run the quizzes there are a few activities which require links to external websites. Here are the external sites that you will need to have unblocked on your school network.
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jigsawexplorer . com
what3words . com
This complete Python programming lesson teaches pupils about iteration, namely for loops and while loops. It also includes lots of practice with reading and drawing flow diagrams.
Download this no-prep lesson now to help you take control of your workload.
This teaching resource includes an attractive dyslexia friendly PowerPoint presentation including videos to teach the key skills and the easy to follow teachers lesson plan includes all the answers.
This ready-to-use lesson is perfect for non-specialist teachers, newly qualified teachers and teachers who are teaching Python for the first time.
Please note: This lesson does assume the pupils are familiar with using basic if and else statements in Python. (My ready to use lessons to teach those skills are available here: “If Statement Lesson” and “More If Statements Lesson” )
Duration: 1 lesson
This lesson teaches pupils about:
For loops using the range statement
While loops
The difference between count controlled and condition-controlled loops
.
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Are you ready for an exhilarating and festive end of term Christmas activity? Look no further than our electrifying Christmas Computing Quiz, tailor-made for your Year 9 students!
Prepare to be dazzled with this “Who done it?” style quiz specially crafted for Year 9. Solve the mystery by answering computing questions correctly in order to interview witnesses and suspects, seamlessly intertwined with a Christmas theme that will leave both your SLT and your year 9 computing pupils in high spirits as the term concludes.
HOW DOES THE CHRISTMAS COMPUTING QUIZ WORK?
Once you’ve purchased the resource you get a PDF which contains a link. Share the provided link with your students and watch as it whisks them away to an enchanting digital realm filled with engaging questions and an intriguing mystery to solve.
Your year 9 computing students can embark on this journey of knowledge and fun on their own, or, for an added dose of excitement, encourage pairs of students to team up and tackle the quiz together. The joy multiplies as collaboration ignites their enthusiasm.
And the best part? The quiz is a self-guided adventure. As your students conquer each stage, the next one automatically beckons, providing you with invaluable time to support those in need or attend to the myriad of other holiday season tasks tugging at your attention.
Fear not, for we’ve thought of everything. All the answers are readily available in the comprehensive teacher’s guide, ensuring you can rescue any students who find themselves in a puzzling predicament.
This captivating experience is designed to last between 30 to 40 minutes so you may need to provide a second activity for particularly speedy early finishers.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
You get a single PDF file which contains the link to the activity and the answers to the computing questions along with the solution to the mystery.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity! Grab your copy of the Year 9 Christmas Computing Quiz – a timeless gem that you can deploy year after year with a new wave of Year 9 computing students. Let the festivities begin!
COMPUTING TOPICS INCLUDE:
Computer laws
Software (spreadsheets and graphics)
Networks and the internet
Algorithms and logic
Programming
Data representation
Hardware
Computer systems
.
Click here to check out this amazing bundle to get all 5 Key Stage 3 Computing and GCSE Computer Science quizzes at a knock down price.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
In order to run the quizzes there are a few activities which require links to external websites. Here are the external sites that you will need to have unblocked on your school network.
view . genial . ly
jigsawexplorer . com
PLEASE NOTE:
This game is intended to be used on a desktop or laptop computer and some of the features will not be available on an iPad or other mobile device.
How can you teach your students about Von Neumann Architecture in an engaging way? The key is to break up the theory into small manageable chunks and reinforce each section with a variety of activities. And that is exactly what this lesson does.
Why spend hours making your own resources when it is all done for you? Download this lesson today and save yourself all that preparation.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Suitable for GCSE Computer Science pupils following either OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) or AQA GCSE Computer Science (8520) syllabuses. This lesson includes:
an attractive dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint presentation,
differentiated lesson objectives,
a video to change focus and break up the lesson,
loads of individual and group tasks and questions,
a printable ready-to-use worksheet for classwork,
3 differentiated exam-style questions which can be used either in the plenary or set for a homework task,
a comprehensive 3-page teacher’s lesson plan including ALL THE ANSWERS.
.
WHAT DOES IT COVER?
With virtually no preparation (apart from photocopying the single page worksheet) you will be ready to teach about your classes about:
How cache memory is used by the CPU
The three levels of cache memory
The component parts of the CPU in the Von Neumann Architecture model
How the component parts of the CPU work in the fetch-decode-execute cycle
.
DURATION: 1 lesson
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.
Check out these other great resources by Nichola Wilkin (nwilkin):
The purpose of the CPU
CPU Performance
Rom, Ram and Virtual Memory
Embedded Systems
Secondary Storage
Are you ready for an exhilarating and festive end of term Christmas activity? Look no further than our electrifying Christmas Computing Quiz, tailor-made for your Year 7 students!
Prepare to be dazzled with a captivating fusion of computing challenges specially crafted for Year 7, seamlessly intertwined with a medley of delightful and interactive Christmas activities that will leave both your SLT and your year 7 computing pupils in high spirits as the term concludes.
HOW DOES THE CHRISTMAS COMPUTING QUIZ WORK?
Once you’ve purchased the resource you get a PDF which contains a link. Share the provided link with your students and watch as it whisks them away to an enchanting digital realm filled with engaging questions and intriguing tasks.
Your year 7 computing students can embark on this journey of knowledge and fun on their own, or, for an added dose of excitement, encourage pairs of students to team up and tackle the quiz together. The joy multiplies as collaboration ignites their enthusiasm.
And the best part? The quiz is a self-guided adventure. As your students conquer each challenge, the next one automatically beckons, providing you with invaluable time to support those in need or attend to the myriad of other holiday season tasks tugging at your attention.
Fear not, for we’ve thought of everything. All the answers are readily available in the comprehensive teacher’s guide, ensuring you can rescue any students who find themselves in a puzzling predicament.
This captivating experience is designed to last between 35 to 45 minutes so you may need to provide a second activity for particularly speedy early finishers.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
You get a single PDF file which contains the link to the activity and the answers to the quiz.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity! Grab your copy of the Year 7 Christmas Computing Quiz – a timeless gem that you can deploy year after year with a new wave of Year 7 computing students. Let the festivities begin!
COMPUTING TOPICS INCLUDE:
Computer hardware
Famous people in computing
Scratch programming
Software
E-Safety
.
Click here to check out this amazing bundle to get all 5 Key Stage 3 Computing and GCSE Computer Science quizzes at a knock down price.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
In order to run the quizzes there are a few activities which require links to external websites. Here are the external sites that you will need to have unblocked on your school network.
view . genial . ly
jigsawexplorer . com
PLEASE NOTE:
This game is intended to be used on a desktop or laptop computer and some of the features will not be available on an iPad or other mobile device.
This ethical, legal and environmental impacts 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 27-page workbook completely covers the new specification 8525 3.8 Ethical, Legal and Environmental Impacts of Digital Technology on Wider society, Including Issues of Privacy theory.
Table of Contents:
Ethical impacts of digital technology
Autonomous vehicles
Asking ethical questions
Legal issues
The Data Protection Act 2018 (GDPR)
Wireless networking
Cloud Storage
The Computer Misuse Act 1990
Hackers v crackers
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
Software licences
Environmental issues
Privacy issues
Computer based implants
.
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
Fundamentals of Data Representation
Computer Systems
Fundamentals of Computer Networks
Cyber Security
Relational databases and SQL
Here are 4 ready to use hexadecimal worksheets you can immediately use with your class with absolutely no preparation necessary.
They can be printed out or completed on-screen as they comprise of PDF files with editable areas for students to enter their answers. You can even assign these worksheets as learning tasks using a VLE for students working at home.
You even have a separate copy of each handout that contains the answers, making these a brilliant easy to use addition to your teacher toolkit.
HOW CAN I USE THEM?
These worksheets are ideal for
An easy grab-and-go classroom activity,
homework tasks and
cover worksheets.
.
These engaging worksheets are perfect for computer science teachers, non-specialists and new teachers.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
The 4 PDF worksheets included:
Hexadecimal Conversion With Table – An easy worksheet where students are given a complete binary, denary, hex converted table which they use to look up the answers. An ideal low-level worksheet used as an introduction to the topic.
Hexadecimal Complete The Table – A useful worksheet where students are given an incomplete binary, denary, hex conversion table that is not in order and then need to fill in the missing data for each row. Great as a summative assessment task to show they can convert between the three different number bases.
Hexadecimal Words – A fun worksheet where students need to complete, denary, hex converted table which they use decode hidden words using the letters A to F. An ideal starter or plenary task.
Hexadecimal Binary Drawings – A fun alternative where pupils decode the hex into binary and then use that to create black and white bitmap images. A nice alternative activity to reinforce hex to binary conversion.
Don’t forget the answers to each worksheet are included meaning you can use the answers yourself or give them to students for self-marking.
These 4 worksheets will quickly become an essential tool in your teacher toolkit.
They are a great way to break up the lesson, reinforce the learning and check your pupils’ understanding of converting between binary, denary and hexadecimal number bases.
What are you waiting for? Buy them now and use them straight away to enhance your lessons whilst saving yourself hours of preparation.
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.
Have you ever stayed awake at night wondering about the next computer science lesson you need to teach?
Wouldn’t to be wonderful to have 16 dazzling easy to run lessons right at your fingertips?
Imagine the relief as you can forget about the hours of planning and preparation and you can get on with doing something you really enjoy.
Here’s how it works:
Step 1: Purchase and download this bundle of 15 lessons
Step 2:Open them up and giggle excitedly at all the work that has been done for you
Step 3: Plan when you will use them
Step 4: Sit back, smile to yourself and watch another episode of your favourite box set knowing your planning is done
This bundle of 16 ready to use lessons includes everything you need to teach the following:
The purpose of the CPU
Von Neumann Architecture
CPU Performance
Embedded Systems
ROM, RAM and Virtual memory
Secondary Storage
Network Types
Network Hardware
What is the internet?
Network topologies
Wireless networks
Network Protocols and TCP/IP
Malware
Identifying and Preventing Network Vulnerabilities
and Computer Science Exam Technique Revision Lesson
.
Each lesson includes a high-quality dyslexia friendly PowerPoint presentation, videos to teach key skills, interesting activities to keep the class engaged and to help you monitor progress and understanding and teacher plans which include ALL THE ANSWERS!
They even include practice questions to help pupils prepare for their exams – I know this is really spoiling you but hey, you deserve it!
The lessons are suitable for newly qualified teachers, non-specialist teachers and experienced computer science teachers who are looking to add a sprinkle of zesty brilliance to their lessons.
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How can you teach your students how common characteristics of CPUs can affect the CPU performance, in an engaging way? The key is to break up the theory into small manageable chunks and reinforce each section with a variety of activities. And that is exactly what this lesson does.
Why spend hours making your own resources when it is all done for you? Download this lesson today and save yourself all that preparation.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Suitable for GCSE Computer Science pupils following either OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) or AQA GCSE Computer Science (8520) syllabuses.
This lesson includes:
an attractive dyslexia friendly PowerPoint presentation,
differentiated lesson objectives,
a video to change focus and break up the lesson,
loads of individual and group tasks and questions,
a printable ready to use worksheet for classwork,
3 differentiated exam style questions which can be used either in the plenary or set for a homework task,
a comprehensive 2-page teacher’s lesson plan including ALL THE ANSWERS.
.
WHAT DOES IT COVER?
With virtually no preparation (apart from photocopying the single page worksheet) you will be ready to teach about your classes about:
The clock-speed of the CPU
How cache is used by the CPU and increasing the cache size can affect the performance
How the number of cores can increase the processing power but does not always mean a dual-core processor can complete twice as many fetch-decode-execute cycles in the same time
.
DURATION: 1 lesson
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.
Check out these other great resources by Nichola Wilkin (nwilkin):
The purpose of the CPU
Von Neumann Architecture
Rom, Ram and Virtual Memory
Embedded Systems
Secondary Storage
How can you teach your students about network topologies, in an engaging way? The key is to break up the theory into small manageable chunks and reinforce each section with a variety of activities. And that is exactly what this lesson does.
Why spend hours making your own resources when it is all done for you? Download this lesson today and save yourself all that preparation.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Suitable for GCSE Computer Science pupils following either OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) or AQA GCSE Computer Science (8520) syllabuses.
This lesson includes:
an attractive dyslexia friendly PowerPoint presentation,
differentiated lesson objectives,
4 videos to change focus and break up the lesson,
loads of individual and group tasks and questions,
2 printable ready to use worksheets for classwork,
A set of taboo cards for the plenary
3 differentiated exam style questions which can be used either in the plenary or set for a homework task,
a comprehensive 3-page teacher’s lesson plan including ALL THE ANSWERS.
.
WHAT DOES IT COVER?
With virtually no preparation (apart from photocopying the worksheets and taboo cards) you will be ready to teach about your classes about:
Ring network topology
Bus network topology
Star network topology
Full mesh network topology
Partial mesh network topology
.
**DURATION: **1 lesson
Check out these other great resources by Nichola Wilkin (nwilkin):
Network types
Network hardware
What is the internet?
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.
This end of unit test can be used to assess the pupils understanding of Excel basic features and includes written and practical elements to the test. It asks questions on basic mathematical operators (+, -, * and /), the order of calculation (BODMAS), basic functions (SUM, AVERAGE, MIN and MAX), relative and absolute cell references, basics formatting, creating graphs along with sorting and filtering data.
Suitable for GCSE ICT classes and KS3 Computing and ICT classes.
Please note: The test and answer documents are provided in PDF format so are not editable.
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.
Keep all your student user IDs and passwords to hand. These student password cards will help you when your students inevitably forget their password.
Handy to keep in the classroom, especially helpful when pupils only use a particular online system occasionally.
Buy these student password reminder cards now and create a resource you’ll wonder how you ever did without them.
HOW DO I PREPARE THE CARDS?
Preparing the cards couldn’t be easier. It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3
Step 1 – Either print the cards and fill them in by hand or type into the editable boxes
Step 2 – Cut each card out (if you want to make them extra hard-wearing you can laminate the page before cutting)
Step 3 – Attach them to a ring to keep in your classroom or issue to students individually to stick in their exercise books
.
There are 6 different designs in both colour and black and white versions. If you are using the black and white versions, why not print them onto coloured paper to add a bit of interest?
What are you waiting for? Buy these student password reminder cards now and save yourself the headache of students constantly forgetting their passwords.
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.
This assessment test allows you to assess your pupils against the national curriculum specification for Python programming. It should be used at the end of Key Stage 3 as a summative assessment rather than as a formative assessment.
The national curriculum specifies that by the end of Key stage 3 pupils should have been taught to “use two or more programming languages, at least one of which is textual, to solve a variety of computational problems; make appropriate use of data structures (for example, lists, tables or arrays); design and develop modular programs that use procedures or functions (for example, sub programs).”
This test allows you to assess if your pupils have met this criteria.
It includes a 6 page PDF document which should be printed and given to your pupils to complete under test conditions. There is no practical element to this test and is completed through a written test. This resource also includes a mark scheme to aid the teacher in marking the paper and even includes grade boundaries and descriptions that can assist the teacher when writing pupils’ long reports.
Duration: 1 lesson
This end of unit assessment does assume the pupils have been taught the following areas:
Data types
Syntax errors
Logical and sequence errors
Inputs and outputs
Sequence, selection and iteration
If…else statements
Drawing and understanding flow diagrams
Mathematical operators (+, -, * and /)
Comparison operators (>, <, >=, <=, == and !=)
For loops (count controlled loops)
While loops (condition controlled loops)
Simple lists and 2D lists (data structures)
Sub programs
Passing variables between sub programs and the main program
Local and global variables
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A self-marking spreadsheet, you can install onto your computer network that the pupils copy into their own work area and work through. The stages get progressively harder and asks them to convert from binary to denary and from denary to binary. For some of the harder levels you may need to provide a piece of paper and a pen to help them work out the answers. Can even be used as a form of assessment as their work can be saved. Great to use either in the classroom or set it as a homework task.
Suitable for GCSE Computer Science classes and KS3 Computing classes.
Getting your classroom ready for back to school? Here is a fully editable PowerPoint presentation that contains 60 common computer science words and simple student-friendly definitions. They can be displayed as a permanent wall display or you can pick the words to display to compliment your current teaching goals. It is like having a computing dictionary on the walls of your classroom for the students to quickly refer to and can help with spellings of common computer science terminology as well as acting as a reminder of the meanings of computing terms. As it is fully editable you can add to and alter the definitions yourself to make a truly personalised learning wall display for your classes.
These terms are suitable for KS3 computing and GCSE computer science classes.
Each slide has been adjusted to print on A4 paper and it is recommended you print them in colour for maximum effect.
The colours of the key terminology refer to the following categories:
Blue – Programming and Algorithms
Red – Networks
Purple – Computer Systems
Green – Cyber security
Orange – Binary, Data and Logic