KS3 Project Design, Build, Test: Year 9 Computing (6 Lessons)

A small end-to-end project that mirrors an exam-style scenario question: analyse, design, build, test, refine and evaluate.

6 complete 55-minute lessons for Year 9, ready to teach.

The lessons

1. Problem analysis and requirements.
2. Design with pseudocode and a flowchart.
3. Build a first working version using Year 8 to 9 Python.
4. Test plan: normal, abnormal, extreme and boundary data.
5. Refine and evaluate against the requirements.
6. GCSE taster: an exam-style scenario question (assessed).

What is included for every lesson

• A PowerPoint deck of 26 to 33 slides with speaker notes on every slide and click animations for reveals
• A 55-minute lesson plan with timings
• A printable worksheet
• An answer sheet

How it is taught

• A Do Now at the start of every lesson, to bring back earlier learning
• Hinge questions to check understanding before pupils move on
• Worked examples (I do, we do, you do), then pupil practice
• Unplugged games and mini-whiteboard activities. Each lesson mixes unplugged activities with hands-on work.
• Real photos and clear diagrams, with the photo credit on each deck
• A short exit ticket and a summary slide

The project portfolio (design, code, test table and evaluation) and the taster question in lesson 6 are assessed.

Slides are editable PowerPoint (.pptx). Each lesson plan fills a full 55-minute lesson, minute by minute.

British English throughout. Part of a complete KS3 Computer Science course for Years 7 to 9.