Used with Year 10 GCSE Computer Science students - covering Data Representation unit

Resources for GCSE Computing course for the Data Representation topic. The Resource explains how different data is stored, so introducing data types and variables and shows how important it is to make sure the correct variables are selected by the programmer. Uses examples in Python and an excel program ( input form and vba coding) has been created for students to investigate for themselves, what can go if wrong data types for variables are chosen by the programmer. Overflow error, type Mismatch, rounding up errors, Validation etc.

Introduces Firewalls : GCSE Computer Science System Security

Quck Crossword, created in Excel for students to answer in Excel. Summarises different types of Maware threats and techniques used to secure a computer system.

Used with Year 7 / 8 to introduce what an Operating Systems is. Uses image of a car dash to get them thinking about Operating systems / interfaces and how does the driver and the car communicate. Missing word activity that summarises learning from Car dash activity Looks at different kinds of software - Matching up activity All answers provided

Basic introduction How computes use memory between Hard drive - RAM and Cache in CPU . Used for Computer Science Year 9, 10 and 11, Includes an animated Power point presentation showing what happens the moment you turn a computer on.

A number of different worksheets covering how images are represented / stored digitally. Pixels, bit depth and calculating file size in bits and bytes. Includes practical activity for learners to create their own bitmap images including meta data. Used with Year 10 and 11 GCSE Computer Science Data Representation unit.

A Crossword in Excel with Answers units of storage bits, bytes, KB,MB,GB,TB,PB and how to convert between them A missing word sheet comparing common storage devices - optical, magnetic, flash etc with answers A drag and drop game produced in Word matching up properties of Optical disk, Hard drive, Solid State, Flash dirve , FLoppy Disk Used with Year8, 9 and 10 Computer Science classes

Worksheet that explains how computers are able to do calculations with negative numbers. Step by step explanation of 2s compliment is used, with easy to follow examples and practice questions. Worksheet that explains how Computers are able to do Multiplication and division, with easy to follow examples and practice questions.

A number of tasks used with Year 10 and 11 Computer Science students Data Representation unit

Excel model used to allow students to see how spreadsheets can be used to plan how to earn enough pocket money within a given time. Used with year 7 and 8s . Great as an introduction to how Spreadsheet can be used to make preditions / financial planning. Fully updatable, allows student to investigate and adjust the number of jobs and money earnt in order to earn enough money to be able to afford the Playstation. Includes a number of different graphs and the scenario that the model is based on and explains how the model is used.

General questionnaire to find out how much students understand about their own home wireless network Activity that explains in basic terms how a modem works

Used in Year 8 and 9 to introduce Students to Computer Science and gets them away from standard software such as Python, Scratch. Great for cross -curricular links - Physics/Electronics/Programming/Technology. A set of resources that explains how to make programming more fun interactive using LEDs, Buzzers controlled by the Arduino micro-controller. Students are introduced to an Arduino circuit building simulator to practise how to create circuits using a breadboard and how to connect to Arduino and code to control their circuits. Includes : source code, circuit diagrams, and photographs of set ups and videos programs running. Information about how the Arduino works and where the best place to buy all the components you need. Also see my other resources designed in Tinkercad.

Activities explaining how to create music using a simple buzzer. Circuit diagrams, photos and source code. Introduces for loops to control melodies

A short activity aimed at all abilities which includes data used to make comparisons with growth rates between boys and girls and can be used to predict their own height.

Introduces why arrays are used in programming using - lots of practical examples.

A crossword with answers created in Microsoft Excel which is designed to be used as the first lesson after watching a video - link provided in heading of Crossword. Students research key terms such as Browser, internet, Homepage World wide web, Broadband, Server ,Fibre optic cable , Internet service provide Client ,www , then identify them in the crossword.

Creating an an attractive Poster on A Super Hero conference (lots of images provided) or a Dancing Show : A worksheet showing basic tools needed to format images and text. Created to give Year 7 / 8 students a basic grasp of handling graphics and text using Microsoft Word. Worksheet Step by step screen shots showing how to … Add logos - (all images have a transparent background, so can be overlapped ). Colour page background Insert images from the internet and format them and position them using layers Handle and format shapes Create text using text boxes and format

An interactive animation allowing students with little programming expertise to not be afraid to investigate how the program works by changing / tweaking the program and immediately seeing the impact by running the animation. Students can investigate, colour, size, position, speed of shapes, create own polygons, play with random functions , window size and colour and frames per second. Helps then undertand loops and arrays and inheritance too. Can be used as a good starting to learn how computer games are constructed. Requires Python 3.8 with Pygame installed or can use an online emulator at www.https://trinket.io where you can copy and paste the code.

Exam question from Paper 2 OCR GCSE Paper 2 showing how how to answer using a flow chart, paeudo - code and Python program.