Unbranded Starter Activity for (re) introducing Binary and Logic Gates to Key Stage 3, Year 9 students. Use the idea of systems like Morse Code and smoke signals to show that we can use OTHER MEANS to communicate: this can then lead to the idea of how a binary system is used to communicate, starting with letters and the ASCII system.

Simple unbranded slide for introducing Binary and how to convert from denary to binary etc. Can be used before the ‘Activity - Binary and Logic Gates (KS3, Year 9)’ worksheet.

Unbranded Starter for KS3, Year 8 to introduce the topic of Computer Networks; can be used to develop basic concepts such as LANs and WANs. Completing and insisting that students WRITE mens guaranteed discussion - during class discussion they can then use their note to have something to say!

Binary worksheet to start binary conversions - students should have a ASCII Table to help them, which they can even research for themselves. Can be attempted after using ‘Teacher Talk - Binary and Logic Gates (KS3, Year 9)’

Unbranded Starter activity for Key Stage 3, Year 7s. Get students writing about Input, Output and Storage using the idea of a blueprint - usually moving onto the Von Neumann Model. After independent writing, students talk to their neighbor and update their ideas again. Finally, move into a class discussion/teacher explanation. Student have their own notes, so they actually have something to talk about!

Unbranded Starter for KS3/4? Year 7/8/9+ to introduce or continue the topic of System Architecture/Processor Architecture. Compelling and insisting that students WRITE means guaranteed discussion - during class discussion they can use their notes to have something to say!

Use this wordsearch to help students when they create a Mind Map. The Mind Map can be based on an examiners mark scheme for an exemplar candidate.

A fun word search for engagement, can be used as Starter or Plenary!