This lesson is about units of data storage and is designed to teach students about bits and how units are used to simplify file sizes. It has been specially created for the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) course, meaning there is no irrelevant content from other exam boards. This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation, a worksheet with an answer sheet, custom exam-styled questions with a mark scheme, and a full lesson plan. See the video and the preview image to see what is included! Feedback has been considered when creating and updating this resource to ensure it is appealing, engaging, and challenging. This resource will be updated to ensure it is (one of) the best! Duration: 1 Lesson This resource is designed to cover: Units of data storage. Moving between different data units. Calculating required storage capacity for files. Why data needs to be converted to binary format. ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.2: RAM, ROM, and Virtual Memory (Primary Storage) Units of Storage (Current) Secondary Storage Binary Crash Course Representing Images Representing Sound Representing Characters Compression

Secondary storage can be a difficult idea to get your head around, but this complete lesson is going to change that! It has been specially created for the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) course, meaning there is no irrelevant content from other exam boards. This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation, a flashcards worksheet with answers, custom exam-styled questions with a mark scheme, and a full lesson plan. See the video and the preview image to see what is included! Feedback has been considered when creating and updating this resource to ensure it is appealing, engaging, and challenging. This resource will be updated to ensure it is (one of) the best! Duration: 2-3 Lessons This resource is designed to cover: The need for secondary storage. Common types of storage technology: optical, magnetic, solid-state/flash. Advantages and disadvantages of storage technology. Characteristics of secondary storage technology: cost, capacity, speed, portability, durability, reliability. ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.2: RAM, ROM, and Virtual Memory (Primary Storage) Units of Storage Secondary Storage (Current) Binary Crash Course Representing Images Representing Sound Representing Characters Compression

This lesson teaches students about the internet: Domain Name Service (DNS), server hosting, the cloud, web servers, and clients. It has been specially created for the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) course, meaning there is no irrelevant content from other exam boards. This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation, a worksheet with answers, custom-made exam-styled questions with a mark scheme, and a full lesson plan. See the video and the preview image to see what is included! Feedback has been considered when creating and updating this resource to ensure it is appealing, engaging, and challenging. This resource will be updated to ensure it is (one of) the best! Duration: 1-2 Lessons This resource is designed to cover: The Internet: DNS, Hosting, The Cloud, Web Servers, and Clients. Purpose of the DNS. Purpose of the cloud. Interaction between clients and web servers. Different types of servers and the services they provide. Advantages and disadvantages of the cloud. ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.3: Types of Networks Network Performance Network Hardware The Internet (Current) Network Topologies Encryption (Free) Standards and Network Protocols Network Connections

(!) New Update - September 2024 Complete overhaul of this resource to provider a greater challenge to students learning Python! This activity aims to challenge students’ Python programming skills in using and creating functions and procedures. This resource is suitable for students with different abilities, with the source code being available for each challenge. You can easily reuse and adapt our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. This activity is suitable for classroom use or for self-study at home, and allows for students to develop their problem-solving skills.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ Compliant with the AQA/OCR GCSE Computer Science specifications 8525/J277. This resource contains: 12 challenges provide students with an invaluable opportunity to sharpen their coding skills and problem-solving abilities through using functions and procedures. Source code answers allowing for students to self-evaluate their work or explore a different way of solving the problem.   Other useful resources from us: Arrays / Lists - Python Programming Challenges Random Numbers - Python Programming Challenges Operating Systems (OS) - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)

This teaches students about lossy and lossless compression, along with the need for compression, and the effect on files. It has been specially created for the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) course, meaning there is no irrelevant content from other exam boards. This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation, a worksheet with answers, custom exam-styled questions with a mark scheme, and a full lesson plan. See the video and the preview image to see what is included! Feedback has been considered when creating and updating this resource to ensure it is appealing, engaging, and challenging. This resource will be updated to ensure it is (one of) the best! Duration: 1 Lesson This resource is designed to cover: Why compression is used. Lossy and Lossless compression. Scenarios where each type of compression may be used. Advantages and disadvantages of each type of compression - there is a worksheet task designed for students to obtain this information from the presentation. Effects on different types of files. ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.2: RAM, ROM, and Virtual Memory (Primary Storage) Units of Storage Secondary Storage Binary Crash Course Representing Images Representing Sound Representing Characters Compression (Current)

This lesson is about primary storage, more specifically RAM, ROM, and Virtual Memory. It has been specially created for the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) course, meaning there is no irrelevant content from other exam boards. This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation, a worksheet with an answer sheet, custom exam-styled questions with a mark scheme, and a full lesson plan. See the video and the preview image to see what is included! Feedback has been considered when creating and updating this resource to ensure it is appealing, engaging, and challenging. This resource will be updated to ensure it is (one of) the best! Please note that content about flash memory and cache is not included in this resource. Duration: 1-2 Lessons This resource is designed to cover: The need for Primary Storage. Purpose of RAM, ROM, and Virtual Memory. Differences between RAM and ROM, and their key characteristics. ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.2: RAM, ROM, and Virtual Memory (Primary Storage) (Current) Units of Storage Secondary Storage Binary Crash Course Representing Images Representing Sound Representing Characters Compression

This lesson is about the Factors which affect the Performance of CPUs/processors and has been specially created for the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) course, meaning there is no irrelevant content from other exam boards. This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation, a worksheet with an answer sheet, custom exam-styled questions with a mark scheme, and a full lesson plan. See the video and the preview image to see what is included! Feedback has been considered when creating and updating this resource to ensure it is appealing, engaging, and challenging. This resource will be updated to ensure it is (one of) the best! Duration: 1 Lesson This resource is designed to cover: Characteristics which affects the performance of the processor: clock speed, cache memory capacity, number of cores. Effect on performance if changing one, or a combination, of the above characteristics. ⠀ Have any questions? Feel free to contact me. Other complete lessons in Unit 1.1: Purpose of the CPU (Free) Von Neumann Architecture CPU Performance (Current) Embedded Systems (Free)

These assessment exam-styled questions for topic 1.2 cover binary, secondary storage, primary memory, representing data… etc. - everything required to evaluate students’ knowledge and proficiency in these foundational subjects. Furthermore, these questions can be used for revision to find area of weaknesses prior to the big day! You can easily reuse and adapt our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. This activity is suitable for classroom use or for self-study at home.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ Compliant with the OCR GCSE Computer Science specification J277. This resource contains: Assessment for topic 1.2 which is designed to evaluate students’ proficiency and understanding of the content found in this topic. The test has been created in a way to ensure it can be completed within 1 lesson. A mark scheme for each question allows for students to self-evaluate their work or explore a different way of answering the question. A word document format is provided to allow for practice for the digital exams in 2025. ⠀ Total Marks: 40 Suggested Allowed Time: 45 minutes (+25% extra time = 57 minutes) ⠀ Other useful resources from us: Grade 9-7 Practice Q’ (Set B) - Exam Q’ Practice (OCR GCSE J277) Random Numbers - Python Programming Challenges Operating Systems - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)

This complete lesson covers elastic potential energy, the transfers between different energy stores involving elastic and thermal energy, and using and rearranging the equation: EPE = 1/2 k e^2. This resource is suitable for students with different abilities with simple and clear language with diagrams and images being used to suit visual learners. You can easily reuse and adapt our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. Links to optional additional resources have been included which can be used to supplement the teaching of this content.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ For the AQA GCSE Combined and Triple Physics specifications 8463/8464. This resource contains: 20+ slide presentation which includes images and diagrams, animations, student activities, and discussion questions. 1 page worksheet designed to challenge students and consolidate knowledge - more exciting than copying from the board!An answer sheet is included. Custom exam-styled questions designed to allow students to practice their exam technique based on this content. A mark scheme is included. Optional supplement resources to further reinforce concepts delivered in this lesson. More details are provided in the information document in the download.   Other useful resources from us: (Free) Elastic Potential Energy - Practice Calculations Energy Revision - Topic 1 Multiple Choice Questions - Great for finding weaker topics prior to the exams! (Free) Energy Stores and Transfers - Full complete lesson for AQA GCSE! Kinetic Energy - Full complete lesson for AQA GCSE!   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Disclaimer: This resource does not have any affiliation with AQA or any other exam board. Please note that this resource does not contain detailed information about practical activities which may be associated with this content. This will be covered in separate resource(s) in the future

String formatting in Python is essential for creating well-structured and readable strings. It allows for variables and expressions to be integrated within strings seamlessly. These challenges allow students to quickly familiarise themselves with this important feature within Python. You can easily reuse and adapt our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. This activity is suitable for classroom use or for self-study at home, and allows for students to develop their problem-solving skills.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ Compliant with the AQA/OCR GCSE Computer Science specifications 8525/J277. This resource contains: 10 challenges provide students with an invaluable opportunity to sharpen their coding skills and problem-solving abilities through using string manipulation techniques. Source code answers allowing for students to self-evaluate their work or explore a different way of solving the problem.   Other useful resources from us: Random Numbers - Python Programming Challenges Dictionaries - Python Programming Challenges Representing Sound - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)

This revision resource is specially designed for topic 1.10 covering: potable water, waste water treatment, alternative methods of extracting metals, corrosion, alloys, ceramics, polymers, composites, the Haber process, and NPK fertilisers. This resource contains multiple-choice questions that students can complete to find any gaps in learning, allowing them to revise on specific topics. With our top-quality teaching material, you can easily reuse and adapt them to fit your unique teaching style. Say goodbye to the stress of lesson planning and hello to more time for what matters most.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ Curriculum-aligned to AQA GCSE Combined and Triple Chemistry specifications 8462/8464. Suitable for foundation, higher, and triple students. Questions suitable for higher students only are marked with (H). Questions suitable for triple students only are marked with (T) Easy to use and integrate into existing lessons. Find gaps in learning / weak topics, allowing students to tailor their revision.   This resource contains: 40 multiple-choice questions covering content found in topic 1.10. (pdf) Answer sheet. (pdf) Recommended activity duration: 45 minutes Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!     █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Disclaimer: This resource does not have any affiliation with AQA or any other exam board. This resource has been created by a third-party to allow students to learn about the content found in an AQA specification. Please note that this resource does not contain detailed information about practical activities which may be associated with this content.

This teaches students how sound is is sampled and stored in a digital form along with what is sample rate, bit depth, and duration of sound files. It has been specially created for the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) course, meaning there is no irrelevant content from other exam boards. This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation, a worksheet with answers, custom exam-styled questions with a mark scheme, and a full lesson plan. See the video and the preview image to see what is included! Feedback has been considered when creating and updating this resource to ensure it is appealing, engaging, and challenging. This resource will be updated to ensure it is (one of) the best! Duration: 1 Lesson This resource is designed to cover: Analogue waves. How sound is sampled and store in a digital form on a computer. Factors affecting sound quality: sample rate and bit depth. Calculating the size of sound files. ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.2: RAM, ROM, and Virtual Memory (Primary Storage) Units of Storage Secondary Storage Binary Crash Course Representing Images Representing Sound (Current) Representing Characters Compression

Master Python strings! This workbook explores string manipulation, basic Python formatting, and essential methods to handle text data, empowering your students’ to work efficiently with text. This interactive workbook includes examples, challenges, and annotated solutions to allow students to self-evaluate their code. You can easily reuse and build upon our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. This activity is suitable for classroom use or for self-study at home, and allows for students to develop their problem-solving skills.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ This resource can be used for both GCSE and A-Level classes. This workbook contains 14x pages with: Explanations & Examples to simplify learning and clarify concepts which are complex to understand at first. 13x Challenging Tasks to apply knowledge learned and enhance problem-solving skills. Some challenges may require more thinking and research than others. Solutions in both source code form and written form for students who use online compilers.   Other useful resources from us: Dictionaries - Python Programming Challenges   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀

Unlock text and CSV file handling skills in Python! This workbook covers Python file reading, writing, and data manipulation for organised data management. This interactive workbook includes examples, challenges, and annotated solutions to allow students to self-evaluate their code. You can easily reuse and build upon our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. This activity is suitable for classroom use or for self-study at home, and allows for students to develop their problem-solving skills.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ This resource can be used for both GCSE and A-Level classes. This workbook contains 20x pages with: Explanations & Examples to simplify learning and clarify concepts which are complex to understand at first. 14x Challenging Tasks to apply knowledge learned and enhance problem-solving skills. Some challenges may require more thinking and research than others. Solutions in both source code form and written form for students who use online compilers.   Other useful resources from us: Dictionaries - Python Programming Challenges   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀

This complete lesson covers gravitational potential energy, the transfers between different energy stores involving kinetic energy, and using and rearranging the equation: GPE = mgh. This resource is suitable for students with different abilities with simple and clear language with diagrams and images being used to suit visual learners. You can easily reuse and adapt our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. Links to optional additional resources have been included which can be used to supplement the teaching of this content.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ For the AQA GCSE Combined and Triple Physics specifications 8463/8464. This resource contains: 25+ slide presentation which includes images and diagrams, animations, student activities, and discussion questions. 2 page worksheet designed to challenge students and consolidate knowledge - more exciting than copying from the board!An answer sheet is included. Custom exam-styled questions designed to allow students to practice their exam technique based on this content. A mark scheme is included. Optional supplement resources to further reinforce concepts delivered in this lesson. More details are provided in the information document in the download.   Other useful resources from us: (Free) Gravitational Potential Energy - Practice Calculations Energy Revision - Topic 1 Multiple Choice Questions - Great for finding weaker topics prior to the exams! (Free) Energy Stores and Transfers - Full complete lesson for AQA GCSE! Kinetic Energy - Full complete lesson for AQA GCSE!   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Disclaimer: This resource does not have any affiliation with AQA or any other exam board. Please note that this resource does not contain detailed information about practical activities which may be associated with this content. This will be covered in separate resource(s) in the future

This complete lesson covers kinetic energy, the transfers between different energy stores involving kinetic energy, and using and rearranging the equation: KE = 1/2 m v^2. This resource is suitable for students with different abilities with simple and clear language with diagrams and images being used to suit visual learners. You can easily reuse and adapt our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. Links to optional additional resources have been included which can be used to supplement the teaching of this content.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ For the AQA GCSE Combined and Triple Physics specifications 8463/8464. This resource contains: 30+ slide presentation which includes images and diagrams, animations, student activities, and discussion questions. 2 page worksheet designed to challenge students and consolidate knowledge. An answer sheet is included. Custom exam-styled questions designed to allow students to practice their exam technique based on this content. A mark scheme is included. Optional supplement resources to further reinforce concepts delivered in this lesson. More details are provided in the information document in the download.   Other useful resources from us: (Free) Kinetic Energy - Practice Calculations Energy Revision - Topic 1 Multiple Choice Questions - Great for finding weaker topics prior to the exams! (Free) Energy Stores and Transfers - Full complete lesson for AQA GCSE!   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Disclaimer: This resource does not have any affiliation with AQA or any other exam board. Please note that this resource does not contain detailed information about practical activities which may be associated with this content. This will be covered in separate resource(s) in the future

This complete lesson covers the different energy stores, conservation of energy, and the transfers of energy in a system. This resource is suitable for students with different abilities with simple and clear language with diagrams and images being used to suit visual learners. You can easily reuse and adapt our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ For the AQA GCSE Combined and Triple Physics specifications 8463/8464. This resource contains: 25+ slide presentation which includes images and diagrams, animations, student activities, and discussion questions. 2 page worksheet designed to challenge students and consolidate knowledge. An answer sheet is included. Custom exam-styled questions designed to allow students to practice their exam technique based on this content. A mark scheme is included.   Other useful resources from us: (Free) Kinetic Energy - Practice Calculations Energy Revision - Topic 1 Multiple Choice Questions - Great for finding weaker topics prior to the exams!   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Disclaimer: This resource does not have any affiliation with AQA or any other exam board. Please note that this resource does not contain detailed information about practical activities which may be associated with this content. This will be covered in separate resource(s) in the future

This resource contains practice calculations questions for work done, ideal for revision or practice, using the equation: W = Fs. ’Stage 1’ questions require students to calculate the magnitude of work done using given information. ’Stage 2’ questions require students to rearrange the equation to calculate values for different variables. ’Stage 3’ questions (extension) require students to use values in standard form to calculate the magnitude of work done or different variables.   A handwritten answer sheet is provided to show students best practices when approached with a calculation question.   This resource has been designed for the AQA specification, but it may also be suitable for other exam boards with a similar syllabus.   Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Disclaimer: This resource does not have any affiliation with AQA or any other exam board.

This resource contains practice calculations questions for wave speeds, ideal for revision or practice, using the equation: v = fλ. ’Stage 1’ questions require students to calculate the magnitude of the speed of a wave using given information. ’Stage 2’ questions require students to rearrange the equation to calculate values for different variables. ’Stage 3’ questions (extension) require students to use values in standard form to calculate the magnitude of a speed of a wave, or different variables.   A handwritten answer sheet is provided to show students best practices when approached with a calculation question.   This resource has been designed for the AQA specification, but it may also be suitable for other exam boards with a similar syllabus.   Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Disclaimer: This resource does not have any affiliation with AQA or any other exam board.