KS3 Computer Systems: Hardware, CPU, Memory, Storage and Embedded Systems (Complete Unit)

Everything you need to teach how computers work, in one blueprint-themed unit. It has six editable PowerPoint lessons, a work booklet, a homework booklet and full answers. Lessons use “module” and “boot” wording, a power and system-load display, and a “build your own” practice choice of Budget, Standard or Ultra.

The six modules

Hardware or Software?: the difference, operating, application and utility software, and peripherals
Input and Output Devices: input, process, output, sensors, touchscreens and accessibility
Inside the Computer: a drawn motherboard with the CPU, RAM, ROM, GPU, power supply, fan and ports
Memory and the Fetch-Execute Cycle: RAM vs ROM, volatile memory, fetch, decode, execute, clock speed and cores
Secondary Storage: magnetic, optical, solid state and cloud, with capacity calculations
Embedded Systems and Types of Computer: general-purpose vs embedded, benefits and drawbacks

Varied activities

A label-the-computer task from a word bank
Odd one out, spot the mistake and matching users to devices
Ordering what happens when you press the power button or click Save
A RAM or ROM card sort and a choose-the-storage decision task
Design tasks: a workstation for a user, and an embedded system for a smart plant pot

Also included

Work Booklet (46 pages): notes, activities and tiered practice
Homework Booklet (17 pages): six homeworks and a 34-mark unit review
Answer booklets with model answers
Speaker notes in every lesson

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