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Python Challenges Workbook
A series of 12 challenges for your classes, can be used for GCSE students or KS3 classes.
All are chosen as being applicable to beginner Python classes.
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GCSE Computer Science 9-1 – Revision carousel
For the AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification, and also suitable for OCR J276.
Designed as a revision carousel. Print out the worksheets before the session starts. The students can then move around the sections in groups. I run these as open book sessions and allow the students to revise / look up material on their phones / talk to try to solve the work as necessary.
Moving around the stops
You can tell the students that they have 10 minutes for each stop. If you pursue this strategy you can be flexible with the amount of time that the students have at each stop
Work and then present
Each section has quite an amount of sheets, and you could choose to put them all out and the students present what they have learnt after a 15-20 minute session.
Alternatively, the students move around the stops, and at each one write on post-it notes any queries that they have. You could then address these at the end of the session.
Dijkstra's Algorithm for Computer Science
Dijkstra’s Algorithm
The way I would run this is to talk through the motivation for the algorithm from the presentation, and give the terminology worksheet to be filled in (answer in the presentation). We’d then work through the brute force worksheet. I might then run through the example, then give them the simple graph to fill in. Than we would work through TaskGraph1 for the graphs. Then I might get them to either code, or come up with graphs for them to solve in small groups or in pairs.
Included:
TPT presentation
Labels to fill in worksheets to give structure for the students to fill in answers
TaskGraph1 3 graphs to run Dijkstras on.
AnswerGraph1 and 2 -answers for the graphs
Brute force worksheet and brute force worksheet answers
80 Quick Computing Starters for KS3
An incredible amount of generic starter ideas for KS3 computing lessons.
They are aligned to the Computing programme of study for Key stage 3: offering you some ready-planned (no teacher time required) starters for your lessons.
Generic starters are offered, as well as specialist starters covering the following topics:
Computational abstractions
Key algorithms
Programming
Boolean logic
Hardware and software
Instructions within a computer system
Data storage
Creative projects
Digital artefacts
E-Safety
All designed to help you improve your practice, and are formatted for you and ready to go!
This is also offered as part of the great value bundle KS3 Computing without the planning
Python Cheat sheets Basic + Advanced (2.6 and 3.4)
Basic Python poster cheat sheets.
Designed for version 2.6 and 3.4.
Also contains a Python data types poster.
Python basics (2.6 and 3.4.2)
Python advanced (2.6 and 3.4.2)
Python data types
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KS3 Computing - without the planning
Some of our best-selling resources on tes, brought together in a fantastic value bundle:
15 complete KS3 computing lessons
35 lesson ideas for computing and ICT KS3
80 computing starters for KS3
20 computing plenaries for KS3
These resources will save you hours of planning. Better still - they are aligned to the KS3 Computing curriculum.
Fantastic value bundle price.
Computer science and computing web quest (webquest) pack
Students can discover more about famous computer scientists in a fun and interactive way.
Zero preparation for the teacher!
From Steve Jobs to Tim Berners-Lee there are many famous computer scientists. But how many do your students know?
Students respond to open-ended questions in this nicely presented resource.
Two suggestions for delivery:
1. Give all of the students the same computer scientist. Maximum 10 minutes for each. Who can go through the set fastest?
2. Give different groups different computer scientists. Then present.
35 Computing and ICT lesson ideas for KS3
35 ideas (starter and plenary included) fully aligned to the KS3 curriculum. Sometimes we all need a little help with a lesson, or want something “out of the box” that can get going in seconds. These are outstanding ideas, and a full lesson can be built from them in minutes. Some are suitable for a few minutes, or can be used as mini-sessions within your lesson.
The idea is to save you time with the least preparation time possible.
Topics covered include:
Computational abstractions
Key algorithms
Programming
Boolean logic
Hardware and software
Instructions within a computer system
Data storage
Creative projects
Digital artefacts
E-Safety
File handling practical for GCSE Computer Science using Python
Teaches students about basic file handing including the basic operations; open, read and write.
The full lesson includes booklet and homework.
Practical session based around a 60 minute lesson.
This resource uses Python version 3.4
Photoshop 5 lesson tutorials KS3 SoW
5 Lessons.
52 files.
Tutorial sheets and worksheets to enable students to create DVD covers using Photoshop.
Designed for Photoshop CS5 extended, intended for KS3 use.
Includes worksheets, resources and video guides! The full package!
Great work for your students!
GCSE Computer Science 9-1 – Computational logic and Binary gates revision
For the AQA GCSE 9-1 Specification, and also suitable for OCR J276.
Contains a series of tasks for revision around binary gates for students to use.
Pokémon GO eSafety lesson for KS3
Lesson around Pokémon GO that talks about the eSafety issues that need to be addressed. This includes paying money in seemingly free to play games, the consequences of thinking other players are safe and how lures work within the game.
Computing KS3 cover lessons
19 different activities in this great pack!
A selection of cover lessons and one off sessions.
Suitable for non-subject specialists and experienced teachers alike. Some cover lessons are created for off the computer, some traditional computer room lessons and some a combination of the two!
Contains classic puzzles, whole lessons, Excel lessons…the list goes on.
Added resource for 2019 - Webquest. If you purchase this resource regularly check back for added resources and updates!
Computing Tablet Design Cover Lesson
Tablet Design cover lesson - suitable for computing courses from KS3 to KS4
Systems Software Lesson for OCR Computer Science
Complete lesson for Systems Software. Designed for OCR Computer Science (9-1) J276 but is more than useful for Computer Science students studying AQA and other exam boards.
Contains a PowerPoint presentation, and three worksheets to help you deliver the content.
Contains everything the students need to know:
the purpose and functionality of systems software
- operating systems:
- user interface
- memory management / multitasking
- peripheral management and drivers
- user management
- file management
- utility system software:
- encryption software
- defragmentation
- data compression
- the role and methods of backup (full and incremental)
Recursion and Recursive techniques in computing and computer science
A great lesson around how to teach recursion away from the computer.
Based around a flood fill recursive technique, and also includes an exercise to teach shortest network path (with in the teacher notes). The worksheets are available for your use, and contain answers to the programming challenges in Java, Python and Pascal.
Backed by the following post (free forever) https://studeappsblog.medium.com/recursion-what-is-it-b4e9093db4c4
This could be used for an A level or GCSE classes and can be used with a high ability KS3 class.
Python 5-lesson KS3 Sow
A series of worksheets and activities designed for Python 3.4.5.1
Suitable for upper KS3 for an introduction to GCSE programming.
Photoshop flashcards
Flashcards in colour designed to be cut in half and treasury tagged.
Topics:
Vector and Bitmap images
Selection tools
Layers
Add a new layer
Duplicate Layer
Spot healing tool
Image adjustment layer
Combining images
Programming selection starter
A programming task to teach about selection. I use this with Python, but it is not a language dependent task. Helpful for talking about indentation.
App Inventor Guide to Screens
Simple guide for the blocks screen and the designer screen.
Designed for App Inventor 2