This lesson teachers pupils about how bitmap images are created and processed and includes topics such as grid size, colour depth and compression techniques. The pupils practice creating simple bit map images and then find an image and practice saving the files in different formats to see the difference between lossy and lossless compression. Suitable for GCSE Computer Science classes and KS3 Computing and ICT classes.

This test is to be given to year 7 pupils to test their current knowledge of key computing areas. This will help you understand their current strengths and weaknesses at the beginning of year 7 and includes a useful spreadsheet which not only highlights pupils understanding but also groups it by class and even primary school to help you inform your feeder schools which areas they need to work on and may need additional help with and which areas they have covered well. The key skills covered in this test are: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, saving files, programming, using the internet, e-safety and computer theory. Due to popular demand, I have interpreted the marks awarded to the old-style level descriptors (i.e. if they score 30 on the test or 45%, this would be equivalent to a 4C). Hope this helps. 2A - 5 marks (7%) 3C - 10 marks (15%) 3B - 12 marks (18%) 3A - 20 marks (30%) 4C - 28 marks (42%) 4B - 36 marks (54%) 4A - 42 marks (63%) 5C - 48 marks (72%) 5B - 54 marks (81%) 5A - 60 marks (90%) 6C - 64 marks (96%) PLEASE NOTE: This test is an on-line document which the pupils fill in using Word, which can be either printed or sent to you electronically for marking but if you would prefer the pupils use a traditional paper-based test then please see our other set of resources from https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/computing-year-7-baseline-assessment-paper-based-test-11355751

NEW QUIZ FOR THE END OF TERM FOR CHRISTMAS 2016! A fun whole class quiz, ideally suited to keep pupils engaged and settled for the final lesson of the autumn term. Suitable for year 7 to year 11. The quiz includes computing elements as well as other seasonal questions getting them into the Christmas spirit. Guaranteed to make the final lesson fun before they break up for Christmas. Print out the answer sheets (enough for 1 per team) and then run through the quiz on the whiteboard. After each section the answers are provided allowing the quiz to easily be cut shorter if you wish.

In an attempt to make pupils slightly more self-sufficient, here is a 10 page PDF glossary of some key Python terms with a brief explanation of each. Ideal to have a few printed out and ready to give to pupils who need them. Can be used as part of the programming project resource bank.

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This home learning workbook is ideal for pupils that need to work from home while still trying to prepare for their GCSE Computer Science. This resource is free and I hope it helps out those schools that have had to close due to coronavirus (COVID-19) or for pupils that are self-isolating. This workbook has been designed so it can be emailed out to students to complete electronically, print at home (11 pages) or can be printed at school for pupils who do not have the facilities at home. It includes links to videos and activities to complete including answering questions, creating a network definition sheet and some practise exam questions. This workbook is about network hardware and network topologies.

This home learning workbook is ideal for pupils that need to work from home while still trying to prepare for their GCSE Computer Science. This resource is free and I hope it helps out those schools that have had to close due to coronavirus (COVID-19). This workbook has been designed so it can be emailed out to students to complete electronically, print at home (7 pages) or can be printed at school for pupils who do not have the facilities at home. It includes links to videos and activities to complete including answering questions, creating a memory and storage dictionary and some practise exam questions. This workbook is about memory and storage.

This home learning workbook is ideal for pupils that need to work from home while still trying to prepare for their GCSE Computer Science. This resource is free and I hope it helps out those schools that have had to close due to coronavirus (COVID-19). This workbook has been designed so it can be emailed out to students to complete electronically, print at home (9 pages) or can be printed at school for pupils who do not have the facilities at home. It includes links to videos and activities to complete including answering questions, creating a mind map and some practise exam questions. This workbook is about the internet and the TCP/IP 4-layer model.

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This free document outlines the lessons that can be used to teach Python programming covering the national curriculum requirements for a text based programming language for key stage 3. It outlines the lessons and provides links to make your job easier when searching for a comprehensive, high-quality set of lessons. It also includes a link to an end of unit assessment.

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This activity helps towards of the coverage of the new computing national curriculum requirement of understand what algorithms are. An algorithm is a set of instructions. Help pupils learn about putting instructions into order using these cards. Ask the pupils to cut out each set and stick them in the correct order on paper or card. Cards 3 and 4 can have multiple answers and can form the basis for group discussion. A good activity to use before introducing the pupils to bee-bots.

This is a quick reference guide to help pupils (and teachers) find the correct syntax for common lines of code in Python. Best used as a memory aid rather than a teaching aid. Print as a Booklet for best layout. Suitable for GCSE Computer Science classes and KS3 Computing classes.

How can a rubber duck help you be a better programmer? How can they possibly have a place in our classrooms? What is rubber duck debugging? When I first heard about this strange phenomenon, I was a little sceptical. Is this just another gimmick? Is there a surplus of rubber ducks that need repurposing? No, apparently this is a recognised programming technique that really works. What do you do? You need enough rubber ducks so that each pupil has their own duck. Amazon sell bags of rubber ducks for a reasonable price. Run through the presentation with them, give them the 3 Python programs to practice with and watch as your programming classes learn how to solve many of their programming problems without having to rely on you! If you are having trouble finding non-squeaky ducks you can either print out an image of the duck to be blue-tacked to the corner of their screen for everyone, or try the squeaky ducks but tell them, if there is an excessive amount of squeaking they will have their duck taken away and given a "flat duck"instead.

How can you teach your students about embedded systems, in an engaging way? The key is to break up the theory into small manageable chunks and reinforce each section with a variety of activities. And that is exactly what this computer science lesson does. Why spend hours making your own resources when it is all done for you? Download this embedded systems computing lesson today and save yourself all that preparation. WHAT IS INCLUDED? Suitable for GCSE Computer Science pupils following either OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) or AQA GCSE Computer Science (8520) syllabuses. This lesson includes: an attractive dyslexia friendly PowerPoint presentation, differentiated lesson objectives, a video to change focus and break up the lesson, loads of individual and group tasks and questions, a printable ready to use worksheet for classwork, 3 differentiated exam style questions which can be used either in the plenary or set for a homework task, a comprehensive 3-page teacher’s lesson plan including ALL THE ANSWERS. . WHAT DOES IT COVER? With virtually no preparation (apart from photocopying the worksheets) you will be ready to teach about your classes about: What an embedded system is How an embedded system differs from a general purpose computer system Identifying the purpose, input, process and outputs of a variety of embedded systems Identifying the benefits of using embedded systems . DURATION: 1 lesson Download the lesson now and take back control of your workload. Click here to see some more computer science lessons

NEW COMPUTER SCIENCE QUIZ FOR THE END OF YEAR / SUMMER TERM 2017! A fun whole class quiz, ideally suited to keep pupils engaged and settled for the final lesson of the summer term. Suitable for year 7 to year 11. The quiz includes computer science elements as well as other fun summer related questions getting them into the summer holiday spirit. Guaranteed to make the final lesson fun before they break up for summer. Print out the answer sheets (enough for 1 per team) and then run through the quiz on the whiteboard. After each section the answers are provided allowing the quiz to easily be cut shorter if you wish. Suitable for GCSE Computer Science classes and KS3 Computing and ICT classes.

A self-marking spreadsheet, you can install onto your computer network that the pupils copy into their own work area and work through. The stages get progressively harder and asks them to convert from binary to denary and from denary to binary. For some of the harder levels you may need to provide a piece of paper and a pen to help them work out the answers. Can even be used as a form of assessment as their work can be saved. Great to use either in the classroom or set it as a homework task. Suitable for GCSE Computer Science classes and KS3 Computing classes.

PLEASE NOTE: I have released an updated quiz for 2017 which you can download fro free from https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fun-end-of-term-summer-quiz-2017-gcse-computer-science-and-ks3-computing-11579339 This quiz is a fun end of term whole class quiz, ideally suited to keep pupils engaged and settled for the final lesson of the summer term. Suitable for year 7 to year 11. The quiz includes computing elements as well as other seasonal questions guaranteed to make the final lesson fun before they break up for the summer holidays. Print out the answer sheets (enough for 1 per team) and then run through the quiz on the whiteboard. After each section the answers are provided allowing the quiz to easily be cut shorter if you wish.