I started out as a science teacher and made the transition to teaching ICT and Computer Science, which I have now been doing for over 20 years. I have also worked with primary school teachers to support their delivery of the national curriculum in computing.
Edulito is a UK based educational publishing company that provides learning resources for school-aged children. All of the available resources have been tested in UK schools.
I started out as a science teacher and made the transition to teaching ICT and Computer Science, which I have now been doing for over 20 years. I have also worked with primary school teachers to support their delivery of the national curriculum in computing.
Edulito is a UK based educational publishing company that provides learning resources for school-aged children. All of the available resources have been tested in UK schools.
Two great programming games for your students to create. Each game provides education and entertainment for a one hour lesson, with a number of challenges to stretch pupils knowledge and understanding of programming concepts.
Halloween Part 1
This game includes the creation of spooky ghosts that need to be caught. Each time you catch a ghost you get points.
Halloween Part 2
This game includes a flying witch who is really hungry and gets points each time she eats a flying bat. The witch must also try to avoid the thunder and lightening as each time she is hit she loses points.
Students can open an online Scratch template to get them started on their adventure.
Parts 1 -3 of this guide to programming using Python go through many of the programing techniques required to produce simple programs. Part 4 seeks to provide an opportunity to put these ideas into practice. The first section provides instructions on creating a simple board game and the second section demonstrates how Python can be used to create a simple database that can then be searched.
This photocopiable resource has been produced to provide 7 to 14 year olds with exciting and engaging opportunities to learn coding concepts using Python in a fun standalone project.
Play the name game - Students have fun with their name.
Students learn about print statements and manipulating text. The project takes around 30 minutes to complete and includes activities to extend learning.
These adaptable PowerPoint Presentations (42 Slides) cover all aspects of the specification in relation to OCR GCSE Computer Science J277 (from 2020) component 1.4.
It includes:
Teaching PowerPoint (includes checkpoint questions and answers)
Student PowerPoint (Includes checkpoint questions, but omits the answers)
Content Covered:
Forms of attack:
Malware
Social engineering, e.g. phishing, people as the ‘weak point’
Brute-force attacks
Denial of service attacks
Data interception and theft
The concept of SQL injection
Common prevention methods:
Penetration testing
Anti-malware software
Firewalls
User access levels
Passwords
Encryption
Physical security
This photocopiable resource has been produced to provide 7 to 14 year olds with exciting and engaging opportunities to learn coding concepts using Python in a fun standalone project. Students learn about the random module, while loops, IF functions and variables. The project takes around one hour to complete and includes a series of activities to extend learning.
These adaptable PowerPoint Presentations (188 Slides) cover all aspects of the specification in relation to OCR GCSE Computer Science J277 (from 2020) component 1.2.
It includes:
Teaching PowerPoint Presentations (including checkpoint questions and answers)
Part 1 – Memory (33 Slides)
Part 2 – Secondary Storage (45 Slides)
Part 3 – Data Storage – Numbers (49 Slides)
Part 4 - Data Storage: Characters, Images & Sound (61 Slides)
Student PowerPoint Presentations (Including checkpoint questions, but omits the answers)
Part 1 – Memory
Part 2 – Secondary Storage
Part 3 – Data Storage – Numbers
Part 4 - Data Storage: Characters, Images & Sound
Content Covered:
The need for primary storage
The difference between RAM and ROM
The purpose of ROM in a computer system
The purpose of RAM in a computer system
Virtual memory
The need for secondary storage
Common types of storage:
Optical
Magnetic
Solid state
Suitable storage devices and storage media for a given application
The advantages and disadvantages of different storage devices and storage media relating to these characteristics:
Capacity
Speed
Portability
Durability
Reliability
Cost
The units of data storage:
Bit
Nibble (4 bits)
Byte (8 bits)
Kilobyte (1,000 bytes or 1 KB)
Megabyte (1,000 KB)
Gigabyte (1,000 MB)
Terabyte (1,000 GB)
Petabyte (1,000 TB)
How data needs to be converted into a binary format to be processed by a computer
Data capacity and calculation of data capacity requirements
Numbers
How to convert positive denary whole numbers to binary numbers (up to and including 8 bits) and vice versa
How to add two binary integers together (up to and including 8 bits) and explain overflow errors which may occur
How to convert positive denary whole numbers into 2-digit hexadecimal numbers and vice versa
How to convert binary integers to their hexadecimal equivalents and vice versa
Binary shifts
Characters
The use of binary codes to represent characters
The term ‘character set’
The relationship between the number of bits per character in a character set, and the number of characters which can be represented, e.g.:
ASCII
Unicode
Images
How an image is represented as a series of pixels, represented in binary
Metadata
The effect of colour depth and resolution on:
The quality of the image
The size of an image file
Sound
How sound can be sampled and stored in digital form
The effect of sample rate, duration and bit depth on:
The playback quality
The size of a sound file
The need for compression
Types of compression:
Lossy
Lossless
These adaptable PowerPoint Presentations (69 Slides) cover all aspects of the specification in relation to AQA GCSE Computer Science 8525 (from 2020) component 3.5.
It includes:
Teaching PowerPoints (including checkpoint questions and answers) - 69 slides
Student PowerPoints (Including checkpoint questions, but omits the answers)
Content Covered:
Define what a computer network is.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of computer networks.
Describe the main types of computer network including:
• Personal Area Network (PAN)
• Local Area Network (LAN)
• Wide Area Network (WAN).
Understand that networks can be wired or wireless.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of wireless networks as opposed to wired networks.
Describe the following common LAN topologies:
• star
• bus.
Define the term network protocol.
Explain the purpose and use of common network protocols including:
• Ethernet
• Wi-Fi
• TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
• UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
• IP (Internet Protocol)
• HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
• HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)
• FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
• email protocols:
• SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
• IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol).
Understand the need for, and importance of, network security.
Explain the following methods of network security:
• authentication
• encryption
• firewall
• MAC address filtering.
Describe the 4-layer TCP/IP model:
• application layer
• transport layer
• internet layer
• link layer.
Understand that the HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, IMAP and FTP protocols operate at the application layer.
Understand that the TCP and UDP protocols operate at the transport layer.
Understand that the IP protocol operates at the internet layer.
These adaptable PowerPoint Presentations (169 Slides) cover all aspects of the specification in relation to Edexcel GCSE Computer Science 1CP2 (from 2020) topic 3.
It includes:
Teaching PowerPoints (including checkpoint questions and answers)
Student PowerPoints (Including checkpoint questions, but omits the answers)
Content Covered:
· understand why computers are connected in a network
· understand different types of networks (LAN, WAN)
· understand how the internet is structured (IP addressing, routers)
· understand how the characteristics of wired and wireless connectivity impact on performance (speed, range, throughput, bandwidth)
· understand that network speeds are measured in bits per second (kilobit, megabit, gigabit) and be able to construct expressions involving file size, transmission rate and time
· understand the role of and need for protocols (Ethernet, Wi-Fi, TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and email (POP3, SMTP, IMAP))
· understand how the 4-layer (application, transport, network, data link) TCP/IP model handles data transmission over a network
· understand characteristics of network topologies (bus, star, mesh)
· understand the importance of network security, ways of identifying network vulnerabilities (penetration testing, ethical hacking) and methods of protecting networks (access control, physical security, firewalls)
These adaptable PowerPoint Presentations (107 Slides) cover all aspects of the specification in relation to Edexcel GCSE Computer Science 1CP2 (from 2020) topic 2.
It includes a:
Teaching PowerPoint Presentations (includes checkpoint questions and answers)
Student PowerPoint Presentations (Includes checkpoint questions, but omits the answers)
Content Covered:
· understand that computers use binary to represent data (numbers, text, sound, graphics) and program instructions and be able to determine the maximum number of states that can be represented by a binary pattern of a given length
· understand how computers represent and manipulate unsigned integers and two’s complement signed integers
· be able to convert between denary and 8-bit binary numbers (0 – 255, -127 – 128)
· be able to add together two positive binary patterns and apply logical and arithmetic binary shifts
· understand the concept of overflow in relation to the number of bits available to store a value
· understand why hexadecimal notation is used and be able to convert between hexadecimal and binary
· understand how computers encode characters using 7-bit ASCII
· understand how bitmap images are represented in binary (pixels, resolution, colour depth)
· understand how analogue sound is represented in binary (amplitude, sample rate, bit depth, sample interval)
· understand the limitations of binary representation of data (sampling frequency, resolution) when constrained by the number of available bits
· understand that data storage is measured in binary multiples (bit, nibble, byte, kibibyte, mebibyte, gibibyte, tebibyte) and be able to construct expressions to calculate file sizes and data capacity requirements
· understand the need for data compression and methods of compressing data (lossless, lossy)
Professor Cody Teaches Kids to Code using Scratch 3.0 – Lesson 6 – Using Arrays (Lists)
This lesson introduces the concept of Arrays using Scratch Lists. Students have the opportunity of developing programs that use arrays to make a birthday present list. They also get to make a memory game, where they have to memorise a series of items in a list. Finally, they use an array to create a high scorer list in a game. Students also have to complete a series of challenges at the end of each activity.
Professor Cody Teaches Kids to Code using Scratch 3.0 – Lesson 5 – Using Procedures & Functions
This lesson introduces the concept of Procedures and Functions using My Blocks.
Students have the opportunity of developing programs that use procedures to spray a car in a car factory as well as procedures used to build a house. They will also have the opportunity to create a function that returns a value to the main program. Students also have to complete a series of challenges at the end of each activity.
Professor Cody Teaches Kids to Code using Scratch 3.0 – Lesson 1 – What is Coding?
This lesson is about algorithms and how they are used to produce computer programs.
Students will learn about the use of sequences of instructions and why it is important that these instructions are given in the correct order. They will create a dance computer program, add music and watch their very own choreographed dance!
These adaptable Teacher PowerPoint Presentations (479 Slides) cover all aspects of the specification in relation to OCR GCSE Computer Science J277 (from 2020) Component 1 - Computer Systems.
It includes:
Teaching PowerPoint Presentations (including checkpoint questions and answers)
Student PowerPoint Presentations (Including checkpoint questions, but omits the answers)
Content Covered:
1.1 Systems architecture
1.2 Memory and storage
1.3Computer networks, connections and protocols
1.4 Network security
1.5 Systems software
1.6 Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technology
Professor Cody Teaches Kids to Code using Scratch 3.0 – Lesson 3 – Using Selection
This lesson introduces the concept of selection and students have the opportunity of developing programs that use If and If then Else block structures. They will learn how to make a multi-answer quiz and create a Crack the Code game. Students also have to complete a series of challenges at the end of each activity.
These 6 video tutorials can be used as standalone teaching resources or can be used in conjunction with the Prof Cody Teaches Kids to Code using Scratch Lesson 1 - 6 teaching resources or the Professor Cody Teaches Kids to Code using Scratch book.
Each video, teaches kids about the key concepts of programming, in a fun and engaging way.
Each tutorial also includes a range of fun, game-making challenges.
Here is a list of the videos that are ready for you to download:
Video Tutorial 1 - What is Coding (6 Minutes)
Video Tutorial 2 - Using Variables (6 Minutes)
Video Tutorial 3 - Using Selection (8 Minutes)
Video Tutorial 4 - Using Iteration (Repetition) (7 minutes)
Video Tutorial 5 - Using Procedures and Functions (11 minutes)
Video Tutorial 6 - Using Arrays (Lists) (13 minutes)
The videos are also available to stream via YouTube
Lesson 1 – What is Coding?
This lesson is about algorithms and how they are used to produce computer programs.
Students will learn about the use of sequences of instructions and why it is important that these instructions are given in the correct order. They will create a dance computer program, add music and watch their very own choreographed dance!
Professor Cody Teaches Kids to Code using Scratch 3.0 – Lesson 2 – Using Variables
This lesson introduces the concept of variables and students have the opportunity of using text variables and number variables and completing a series of challenges.
Professor Cody Teaches Kids to Code using Scratch 3.0 – Lesson 3 – Using Selection
This lesson introduces the concept of selection and students have the opportunity of developing programs that use If and If then Else block structures. They will learn how to make a multi-answer quiz and create a Crack the Code game.
Professor Cody Teaches Kids to Code using Scratch 3.0 – Lesson 4 – Using Iteration (Repetition)
This lesson introduces the concept of Iteration (Repetition) and students have the opportunity of developing programs that repeat loops as well as forever loops. They will learn how to make programs more efficient by creating shapes using a repeat loop and will then move on to create a scary game using repeats and forever loops.
Professor Cody Teaches Kids to Code using Scratch 3.0 – Lesson 5 – Using Procedures & Functions
This lesson introduces the concept of Procedures and Functions using My Blocks.
Students have the opportunity of developing programs that use procedures to spray a car in a car factory as well as procedures used to build a house. They will also have the opportunity to create a function that returns a value to the main program.
Professor Cody Teaches Kids to Code using Scratch 3.0 – Lesson 6 – Using Arrays (Lists)
This lesson introduces the concept of Arrays using Scratch Lists. Students have the opportunity of developing programs that use arrays to make a birthday present list. They also get to make a memory game, where they have to memorise a series of items in a list. Finally, they use an array to create a high scorer list in a game.
Professor Cody Teaches Kids to Code using Scratch 3.0 – Lesson 4 – Using Iteration (Repetition)
This lesson introduces the concept of Iteration (Repetition) and students have the opportunity of developing programs that repeat loops as well as forever loops. They will learn how to make programs more efficient by creating shapes using a repeat loop and will then move on to create a scary game using repeats and forever loops. Students also have to complete a series of challenges at the end of each activity.
Professor Cody Teaches Kids to Code using Scratch 3.0 – Lesson 2 – Using Variables
This lesson introduces the concept of variables and students have the opportunity of using text variables and number variables and completing a series of challenges.
