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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!

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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!
Scratch Variable and Operator Flash Cards
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Are you looking for a fun, hands-on activity to reinforce how to program using variables and operators in Scratch? These flash card coding challenges are easy to use and will keep your students engaged whist embedding how to use the Scratch variables and operators in their programming. Your students will be having so much fun, they won’t even realise they’re learning! This 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. . 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. There are 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. 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. Click here to take a peek at my Computational Thinking Escape Room - a finalist in the Teach Secondary Awards.
Computing Quiz Summer 2022
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Computing Quiz Summer 2022

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After a tough year for teachers and students you can relax and enjoy your last lessons of the year when you use this computing summer quiz. This computing summer quiz is so easy to use with virtually no preparation needed. All you need to do is print/photocopy one answer sheet per team and then run the PowerPoint presentation with your class as they compete in 9 fun and interesting question rounds. At the end of each round the answers are displayed allowing you to cut the quiz short if you need to. This quiz includes both computing rounds (to keep your management happy) and some “just for fun” rounds (to keep your students happy). The rounds this year include: Films Hardware News Stories From 2021 And 2022 Network Security Logic Puzzles Country Size Computing Facts Where Will The Robot End Up? Song Lyrics What are you waiting for? This quiz if completely FREE. Download your copy now and give your class some end of year excitement that will leave you looking like a hero. Because you are a hero and deserve a break. Click here to take a peek at my Python lesson bundle that can save you hours of preparation time.
Scratch Sensing Flash Cards
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Scratch Sensing Flash Cards

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Are you looking for a fun, hands-on activity to reinforce how to program using sensing in Scratch? These flash card coding challenges are easy to use and will keep your students engaged whist embedding how to use the Scratch sensing blocks in their programming. Please note: students will need to use the If block to complete these flash card challenges and must also know how to use loops (forever and repeat). Your students will be having so much fun, they won’t even realise they’re learning! This 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. . 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. There are 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. 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. Click here to take a peek at my Computational Thinking Escape Room - a finalist in the Teach Secondary Awards.
Scratch Repeat Loop Flash Cards
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Scratch Repeat Loop Flash Cards

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Are you looking for a fun, hands-on activity to reinforce how to program using repeat loops in Scratch? These flash card coding challenges are easy to use and will keep your students engaged whist embedding how to use the Scratch repeat code in their programming. Your students will be having so much fun, they won’t even realise they’re learning! This 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. . 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. There are 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. 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. Click here to take a peek at my Computational Thinking Escape Room - a finalist in the Teach Secondary Awards.
Scratch Forever Loop Flash Cards
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Scratch Forever Loop Flash Cards

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Are you looking for a fun, hands-on activity to reinforce how to program using forever loops in Scratch? These flash card coding challenges are easy to use and will keep your students engaged whist embedding how to use the Scratch forever code in their programming. Your students will be having so much fun they won’t even realise they’re learning! This 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. . 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. There are 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. 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. Click here to take a peek at my Computational Thinking Escape Room - a finalist in the Teach Secondary Awards.
Programming Random Values Task Cards
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Programming Random Values Task Cards

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Task cards that help your students’ confidence grow when learning programming! Have you ever felt your students were just not grasping the basics when it comes to programming? Sometimes all they need is a little bit more practice and repetition of the simple things before you move onto more complex tasks. With these quick programming tasks cards you can easily do just that. **40 TASKS CARDS WHICH FOCUS ON USING RANDOM VALUES IN PROGRAMS along with recapping input and output, if statements, while loops and for loops! ** Please note, this set of 40 quick programming task cards focuses only on generating and using random values. It does assume they are familiar with input, output and creating variables using whole numbers and numbers that use decimal places (floating point) and using simple mathematical operators including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. They should also be familiar with loops (for and while), if statements and dealing with strings. This is a great activity to recap all those previously learnt skills. Created for use with multiple text-based programming languages such as Python, Visual Basic, C/C++, C#, Ruby and Small Basic. These fun challenges are perfect to allow your students to recap skills you have taught them previously to help transfer those skills into their long-term memory. Buy these quick programming task cards now to give your pupils the boost they need and deserve. WHAT IS INCLUDED? There are 40 different tasks and 4 more blank cards so you can create your own additional tasks if you want. Colour and black/white versions are both included (using the same 40 tasks in each) to help you save on printing costs. If you are using the black and white version, you can print them onto coloured paper or card to add interest. WHAT PREPARATION IS REQUIRED? These tasks cards are so simple to prepare and once you have created them, you can use them time and time again. Print the pages you want to use. Colour and black/white versions are both included. If you want to reuse them, you can laminate the pages or print on card. Cut each page into 4 sections. HOW CAN THEY BE USED? Once you have your pack of cards you can easily use them at any time you want. You can use them in so many ways… As a starter or plenary To give your pupils more practice during a lesson To give to quick finishers To help lower ability pupils reinforce the key skills . An exciting and easy classroom activity to reinforce key programming skills. What are you waiting for? Buy them now and give your pupils an activity they will simply love. Click here now to have a look at my other programming task cards
Python Good Programming Habits
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Python Good Programming Habits

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A great lesson to consolidate basic programming skills whilst helping your pupils learn good programming habits. The totally FREE lesson teaches your students about following good programming habits. This this lesson involves students consolidating their previous programming skills using fun and interactive programming task cards, which are ideal for pupils who struggle with the basics or the syntax of the three basic programming constructs (sequence, selection and iteration). This high-energy activity asks pupils to create several programs in which they will be utilising the good programming habits they have been taught at the start of the lesson. Download this ready to use lesson now and become more confident in teaching programming to your pupils. It’s free so what have you got to lose? Please note: students should be familiar with basic input and print statements, using simple mathematical operators, if statements and iteration, although there is plenty of practice opportunities in this lesson. This ready to use lesson is suitable for KS3 and GCSE computer science pupils. It includes an attractive dyslexia friendly PowerPoint presentation that includes differentiated lesson objectives, a video and lots of practical programming practice. It also includes a comprehensive 2-page teacher’s lesson plan. This ready-to-use lesson is perfect for non-specialist teachers, newly qualified teachers and teachers who are teaching Python for the first time. Duration: 1 lesson In this lesson your students will learn about: Why comments are used by programmers How to add a comment to a single line of code How to block out larger sections of Python code using comments How empty lines can be used both in the code and in the output Re-enforces the importance of good variable names. . What are you waiting for? Take action straight away and download your FREE copy of this wonderful low-prep lesson today that will keep your pupils engaged and making progress. Click Here To See More Of My Great Python Lessons
Programming Iteration Task Cards
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Programming Iteration Task Cards

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Task cards that help your students’ confidence grow when learning programming! Have you ever felt your students were just not grasping the basics when it comes to programming? Sometimes all they need is a little bit more practice and repetition of the simple things before you move onto more complex tasks. With these quick programming tasks cards you can easily do just that. 40 TASKS CARDS WHICH FOCUS ON COUNT CONTROLLED LOOPS AND CONDITION CONTROLLED LOOPS AND NOTHING ELSE! Created for use with multiple text-based programming languages such as Python, Visual Basic, C/C++, C#, Ruby and Small Basic. These fun challenges are perfect to allow your students to recap skills you have taught them previously to help transfer those skills into their long-term memory. Buy these quick programming task cards now to give your pupils the boost they need and deserve. WHAT IS INCLUDED? There are 40 different tasks and 4 more blank cards so you can create your own additional tasks if you want. Colour and black/white versions are both included (using the same 40 tasks in each) to help you save on printing costs. If you are using the black and white version, you can print them onto coloured paper or card to add interest. WHAT PREPARATION IS REQUIRED? These tasks cards are so simple to prepare and once you have created them, you can use them time and time again. Print the pages you want to use. Colour and black/white versions are both included. If you want to reuse them, you can laminate the pages or print on card. Cut each page into 4 sections. . HOW CAN THEY BE USED? Once you have your pack of cards you can easily use them at any time you want. You can use them in so many ways… As a starter or plenary To give your pupils more practice during a lesson To give to quick finishers To help lower ability pupils reinforce the key skills . To use them you can either allocate particular cards to pupils or allow them to pick a random card from the deck themselves. Your students then create the program and can test it out on a classmate. The beauty of this activity is because all the pupils are working on different tasks their classmates will not know the answers and are often delighted by the silly and humorous responses they get from the computer. Once students have one program working correctly they can pick another card which keeps the entire class fully engaged allowing you to focus on helping the students who need your one-to-one help. An exciting and easy classroom activity to reinforce key programming skills. What are you waiting for? Buy them now and give your pupils an activity they will simply love. If you are still unsure how these can be used in your classroom, please check out my totally FREE If Statement Task Card set now so you can see how versatile and engaging these cards are for yourself.
Programming If Statements Task Cards
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Programming If Statements Task Cards

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Task cards that help your students’ confidence grow when learning programming! Have you ever felt your students were just not grasping the basics when it comes to programming? Sometimes all they need is a little bit more practice and repetition of the simple things before you move onto more complex tasks. With these FREE quick programming tasks cards you can easily do just that. 40 TASKS CARDS WHICH FOCUS ON IF STATEMENTS AND NOTHING ELSE! Created for use with multiple text-based programming languages such as Python, Visual Basic, C/C++, C#, Ruby and Small Basic. These fun challenges are perfect to allow your students to recap skills you have taught them previously to help transfer those skills into their long-term memory. Grab your copy of these FREE quick programming task cards now and give your pupils the boost they need and deserve. WHAT IS INCLUDED? There are 40 different tasks and 4 more blank cards so you can create your own additional tasks if you want. Colour and black/white versions are both included (using the same 40 tasks in each) to help you save on printing costs. If you are using the black and white version, you can print them onto coloured paper or card to add interest. WHAT PREPARATION IS REQUIRED? These tasks cards are so simple to prepare and once you have created them, you can use them time and time again. Print the pages you want to use. Colour and black/white versions are both included. If you want to reuse them, you can laminate the pages or print on card. Cut each page into 4 sections. . HOW CAN THEY BE USED? Once you have your pack of cards you can easily use them at any time you want. You can use them in so many ways… As a starter or plenary To give your pupils more practice during a lesson To give to quick finishers To help lower ability pupils reinforce the key skills . To use them you can either allocate particular cards to pupils or allow them to pick a random card from the deck themselves. Your students then create the program and can test it out on a classmate. The beauty of this activity is because all the pupils are working on different tasks their classmates will not know the answers and are often delighted by the silly and humorous responses they get from the computer. Once students have one program working correctly they can pick another card which keeps the entire class fully engaged allowing you to focus on helping the students who need your one-to-one help. An exciting and easy classroom activity to reinforce key programming skills. **What are you waiting for? Download these TOTALLY FREE task cards now and give your pupils an activity they will simply love. **
Programming Maths Task Cards
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Programming Maths Task Cards

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Task cards that help your students’ confidence grow when learning programming! Have you ever felt your students were just not grasping the basics when it comes to programming? Sometimes all they need is a little bit more practice and repetition of the simple things before you move onto more complex tasks. With these quick programming tasks cards you can easily do just that. 40 TASKS CARDS WHICH FOCUS ON MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS AND NOTHING ELSE! Created for use with multiple text-based programming languages such as Python, Visual Basic, C/C++, C#, Ruby and Small Basic. These fun challenges are perfect to allow your students to recap skills you have taught them previously to help transfer those skills into their long-term memory. Buy these quick programming task cards now to give your pupils the boost they need and deserve. WHAT IS INCLUDED? There are 40 different tasks and 4 more blank cards so you can create your own additional tasks if you want. Colour and black/white versions are both included (using the same 40 tasks in each) to help you save on printing costs. If you are using the black and white version, you can print them onto coloured paper or card to add interest. WHAT PREPARATION IS REQUIRED? These tasks cards are so simple to prepare and once you have created them, you can use them time and time again. Print the pages you want to use. Colour and black/white versions are both included. If you want to reuse them, you can laminate the pages or print on card. Cut each page into 4 sections. . HOW CAN THEY BE USED? Once you have your pack of cards you can easily use them at any time you want. You can use them in so many ways… As a starter or plenary To give your pupils more practice during a lesson To give to quick finishers To help lower ability pupils reinforce the key skills . To use them you can either allocate particular cards to pupils or allow them to pick a random card from the deck themselves. Your students then create the program and can test it out on a classmate. The beauty of this activity is because all the pupils are working on different tasks their classmates will not know the answers and are often delighted by the silly and humorous responses they get from the computer. Once students have one program working correctly they can pick another card which keeps the entire class fully engaged allowing you to focus on helping the students who need your one-to-one help. An exciting and easy classroom activity to reinforce key programming skills. What are you waiting for? Buy them now and give your pupils an activity they will simply love. If you are still unsure how these can be used in your classroom, please check out my totally FREE If Statement Task Card set now so you can see how versatile and engaging these cards are for yourself.
Programming Input and Output Task Cards
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Programming Input and Output Task Cards

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Task cards that help your students’ confidence grow when learning programming! Have you ever felt your students were just not grasping the basics when it comes to programming? Sometimes all they need is a little bit more practice and repetition of the simple things before you move onto more complex tasks. With these quick programming tasks cards you can easily do just that. 40 TASKS CARDS WHICH FOCUS ON INPUT AND PRINT STATEMENTS AND NOTHING ELSE! Created for use with multiple text-based programming languages such as Python, Visual Basic, C/C++, C#, Ruby and Small Basic. These fun challenges are perfect to allow your students to recap skills you have taught them previously to help transfer those skills into their long-term memory. Buy these quick programming task cards now to give your pupils the boost they need and deserve. WHAT IS INCLUDED? There are 40 different tasks and 4 more blank cards so you can create your own additional tasks if you want. Colour and black/white versions are both included (using the same 40 tasks in each) to help you save on printing costs. If you are using the black and white version, you can print them onto coloured paper or card to add interest. WHAT PREPARATION IS REQUIRED? These tasks cards are so simple to prepare and once you have created them, you can use them time and time again. Print the pages you want to use. Colour and black/white versions are both included. If you want to reuse them, you can laminate the pages or print on card. Cut each page into 4 sections. . HOW CAN THEY BE USED? Once you have your pack of cards you can easily use them at any time you want. You can use them in so many ways… As a starter or plenary To give your pupils more practice during a lesson To give to quick finishers To help lower ability pupils reinforce the key skills . To use them you can either allocate particular cards to pupils or allow them to pick a random card from the deck themselves. Your students then create the program and can test it out on a classmate. The beauty of this activity is because all the pupils are working on different tasks their classmates will not know the answers and are often delighted by the silly and humorous responses they get from the computer. Once students have one program working correctly they can pick another card which keeps the entire class fully engaged allowing you to focus on helping the students who need your one-to-one help. An exciting and easy classroom activity to reinforce key programming skills. What are you waiting for? Buy them now and give your pupils an activity they will simply love. If you are still unsure how these can be used in your classroom, please check out my totally FREE If Statement Task Card set now so you can see how versatile and engaging these cards are for yourself.
Computing Quiz Summer 2021
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Computing Quiz Summer 2021

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Looking for a computing activity that will make that last lesson of the school year a little bit extra special? Look no further. My hotly anticipated Computing Summer Quiz 2021 is here and ready for you to download for free. After the year you and your students have had, you deserve a fun (and slightly educational) computing quiz. Grab your copy today and rest assured knowing that your last lesson of the academic year is sorted. Suitable for year 7 to year 10. HOW IS IT USED? Simply download the quiz and inside the zip file you’ll find a PowerPoint presentation and a PDF document. Print out one PDF document per team and run through the presentation with your class. NO OTHER PREPARATION IS REQUIRED MAKING THIS AN INCREDIBLY EASY ACTIVITY TO USE. WHAT IS INCLUDED? The quiz is made up of several rounds and each round contains 5 questions. At the end of the round you’ll see the answers allowing you to cut the quiz short if you need to. The 9 rounds this year include: Round 1 – Text Abbreviations Round 2 – Data Representation Round 3 – News Stories (2020 – 2021) Round 4 – Computational Thinking Round 5 – Hidden Celebrities Round 6 – What’s the truth? Round 7 – Computer Game Characters Round 8 – Multiple Choice Questions Round 9 – Song Lyrics, Next Line Also watch out for the sneaky bonus question which could change the scores right at the end of the quiz! What are you waiting for? Download this free quiz today and give your students a last lesson of the school year they will love. Here are just some of the reviews from happy computing teachers for last year’s Christmas quiz… These quizzes are becoming a bit of a tradition within our academy Computer Science lessons. Thanks for creating again and sharing I have used this quiz with a few classes so far and they have all really enjoyed it. Fun with a bit of computing thrown in. Thank you for sharing. So glad I’ve found your Christmas quiz resources this year, thank you! Absolutely fantastic! Thanks for sharing. This quiz is great fun, thank you very much!
Python Programming Lesson Bundle
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Python Programming Lesson Bundle

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Take a giant step towards regaining control over your workload and teach Python programming with confidence. These ready to use Python lessons will save you hours of planning by providing you with comprehensive, engaging content you can use in your classes with next to no preparation. This bundle provides attractive dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint presentations, videos to teach key skills and plenty of opportunities for students to practise their Python programming skills. You will also get easy to follow teacher’s guides including ALL THE ANSWERS! These 20 lessons are suitable for teaching pupils about the joys of Python programming, from the very basics to confidently writing and using subprograms and writing to and reading from external files. It even includes a fun interactive computational thinking escape room game to introduce them to the problem-solving skills involved in Python programming. It uses a proven scaffolding technique that empowers pupils to make progress and gain confidence in their programming skills. Lessons: Getting Started with Input and Output statements If Statements More Advanced If Statements For and While Loops Strings and Numbers Random Values Drawing with the Turtle Creating Robust Programs Good Programming Habits Writing and Using Lists Writing and Using 2D Lists Using Subprograms Recapping Programming Constructs Recapping Subprograms Recapping Lists and 2D lists Recapping Good Programming Practice Using External Text Files Creating SQL Databases using DB Browser Interrogating SQL database using Python Using Structure Diagrams to Plan Larger Programs 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.
Computer Science Theory Lessons
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Computer Science Theory Lessons

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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. Go on, treat yourself…you deserve it
Structure Diagrams For Python
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Structure Diagrams For Python

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This Python lesson is perfect for GCSE computer science classes learning how to manage large programming projects. It shows them how they can use structure diagrams in the planning stages to help visualise how a large programming project may be created. It includes an attractive dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint presentation that includes differentiated lesson objectives, a pop quiz and lots of practice drawing structure charts. It also includes a teacher’s lesson plan that contains suggested complete answers and three handouts. This ready-to-use lesson is perfect for non-specialist teachers, newly qualified teachers and teachers who are teaching Python for the first time. Download this ready-to-use lesson now and take control of your workload. Please note: This lesson does assume your students are familiar with the KS3 national curriculum requirements and have previously been taught how to use sub programs, selection and iteration. Duration: 1 lesson. This lesson helps pupils understand the following key skills: What is a structure diagram? What do the symbols mean in a structure chart? How do you decompose a problem? How are subprograms used to split up larger programs into smaller more manageable chunks? . What are you waiting for? Take action straight away and grab your copy of this wonderful lesson today that will keep your pupils engaged and making real progress. Everything is done for you which will save you hours of preparation time. 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. Click Here To See More Of My Great Python Lessons
The Witch's Lair – A Sorting Algorithms Escape Room
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The Witch's Lair – A Sorting Algorithms Escape Room

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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. 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.
Python Lists Programming Challenges
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Python Lists Programming Challenges

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Do your students need a little extra help with understanding using lists in Python programming? Are you looking for some ready to use programming challenges that can be easily incorporated into your lessons? This worksheet can be used as a classroom activity, for a homework task or as a ready-to-use task for quick finishers, making this an invaluable resource to have in your teacher kit. Download this ready to use worksheet now and take control of your workload. Use it immediately or simply keep it in reserve for when you need it. WHAT IS INCLUDED? This 2-page PDF printable handout includes: example code, a tasks to read code, a task to correct code and 3 practical challenges. . You even have a separate PDF with possible answers. The diversity of these lists programming challenges allow pupils to develop a variety of useful programming skills. This resource is perfect for established computer science teachers, non-specialist teachers or newly qualified teachers. What are you waiting for? Take action straight away and grab your copy of this wonderful worksheet today that will keep your pupils engaged and making real progress. Everything is done for you which will save you hours of preparation time. Please note: This resource is a non-editable PDF 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. Click Here To See More Of My Great Python Challenges
Build Your Own Paper Computer
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Build Your Own Paper Computer

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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.
Programming Languages and IDEs OCR GCSE Computer Science Workbook (J277)
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Programming Languages and IDEs OCR GCSE Computer Science Workbook (J277)

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This FREE programming languages and IDEs 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 free 12-page workbook completely covers the new specification J277 2.5 Programming Logic and Integrated Development Environments (IDE) theory. Table of Contents: Characteristics and purpose of different levels of programming languages Machine Code Assembly language High-level languages The purpose of translators Source code Compilers Integrated development environments (IDEs) Editors Error diagnostics Run-time environments Translators . 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 Programming Fundamentals Producing Robust Programs Boolean Logic
Boolean Logic OCR GCSE Computer Science Workbook (J277)
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Boolean Logic OCR GCSE Computer Science Workbook (J277)

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This FREE Boolean logic 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. 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 are given in the presentation on how to use it. This free 12-page workbook completely covers the new specification J277 32.4 Boolean Logic theory. Table of Contents: Simple logic diagrams using the operators AND, OR and NOT Truth tables Combining Boolean operators using AND, OR and NOT Applying logical operators in truth tables to solve problems . 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 Programming Fundamentals Producing Robust Programs Programming Languages and IDEs