Top twenty computing resources

KS3 and KS4 most popular resources on computing - including starters, plenaries, history of computing, Scratch activity, schemes of works and homework activities

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Most popular resources for KS3 and KS4 computing lessons

Are you looking for inspiration for your secondary computing lessons? To help you out with new ideas, we have picked some of the resources most used by other teachers. Explore our selection of popular computing resources now - including starters, plenaries, homework activities, schemes of work, quizzes, displays and individual computing projects.

KS2 and KS3 Computing and ICT: ESafety Quiz
Nichola Wilkin

KS2 and KS3 Computing and ICT: ESafety Quiz

FREE
(96)
An interactive quiz for the whole class through an IWB, which can be used as a starter or plenary. Covers cyber bullying, using social media responsibly, copying information from the internet and avoiding infecting your PC with viruses.
Computer and computing hardware - KS3
studeapps

Computer and computing hardware - KS3

£3.50
(1)
Worksheets and active games for a fantastic full session. A full and interesting lesson. Worksheets, active learning games, extension tasks, this resource has it all! Designed for use with KS3 groups.
GCSE Computing Glossary
Krsihnamoorthyd

GCSE Computing Glossary

FREE
(5)
It covers all the key words related to GCSE Computer Science course. It can be used as a quick revision guide. Mainly useful for KS4 groups but can be used in KS3 as well .
Homework strategies for KS3 computing
studeapps

Homework strategies for KS3 computing

£2.00
(0)
Homework strategies for KS3 computing. A short section of strategies for KS3 computing. It is recommended to buy this resources as part of the bundle [KS3 computing - without the planning.](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-computing-without-the-planning-11475565)
GCSE computing Homework strategies for OCR GCSE (9-1) J276
studeapps

GCSE computing Homework strategies for OCR GCSE (9-1) J276

£2.00
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A short section of strategies for GCSE computing, designed for OCR GCSE (9-1) J276 It is recommended to buy this resources as part of the bundle [GCSE Computer Science for OCR (9-1) J276 lessons without the planning.](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-computer-science-without-the-plann...
Computational Thinking Escape Room
Nichola Wilkin

Computational Thinking Escape Room

£5.00
(4)
This highly interactive lesson that requires the pupils to work in teams and use computational thinking skills to solve a range of puzzles. This activity perfect for pupils about to learn Python programming and you want to show the importance of computational thinking skills. Your class need to ...
Anatomy of a computer wall display
CSstuff

Anatomy of a computer wall display

£2.00
(1)
A complete set of labels, display title and explanations that can be used to make an interactive wall display to show the internal components of a desktop computer. Apart from the labels you will need an old computer that can be taken to pieces and mounted on a classroom wall which makes an interest...
Computer Hardware / Components inside a computer
hannahconnell

Computer Hardware / Components inside a computer

£5.00
(0)
An interactive lesson - including teacher PPT and all additional resources required. This lesson gives an overview of all hardware components including; Motherboard, CPU, Heat Sink Fan, RAM, Hard Disk and Graphics card. It has been used with KS3 and KS4 (to introduce hardware/systems arc...
Are you computer savvy?
epartridge

Are you computer savvy?

FREE
(10)
I have used these with yr 7, 8 and 9 and they work well together as a SOW or as individual lessons. lesson: 1. Hardware 2. Operating systems 3. Binary 4. Little man computer 5. Networks
computer science lesson starter word searches
hoof_hearted

computer science lesson starter word searches

£2.00
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Take all the misery out of creating engaging starters with these 7 word searches on key terms. There is one for each half term of lessons. They are printable, and cover terms such as: Logic, Algorithm, Assembly, Buffering, Boolean, Bus, Decryption, Debugging, Database, Hyperlink. Suitable for ke...