One of the most popular FREE teaching resources on TES. Now updated and improved to use the latest version of Scratch. This FREE 6 lesson unit can be used to teach Scratch to KS2 pupils. Grab your copy of this Scratch unit now, your students will love it. WHAT IS INCLUDED? These 6 Scratch programming lessons include attractive dyslexia friendly PowerPoint presentations which include videos to teach the key skills. Easy to follow teacher lessons plans making this suitable for non-specialist teachers. Simple student friendly self-evaluation forms which can be completed either on paper-based worksheets or as on-screen editable PDF files to show students their progress through the unit. Easy to use teacher marksheet in the form of an Excel spreadsheet making your like easier when it comes to reporting on students’ progress. 5 Scratch programs that are partially completed for your students to use along with completed versions for you to use as a demonstration of a possible solution. WHAT DOES THIS UNIT TEACH YOUR STUDENTS? This unit is suitable for pupils in KS2. It does not assume any prior programming knowledge and covers the following guidelines in the National Curriculum: design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs; work with variables and various forms of input and output use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs **NUMBER OF LESSONS ** Recommend 6 x 1 hour lessons, although this will work with slightly shorter or longer lessons. **SUITABILITY ** This project is suitable for mixed ability classes. **DIFFERENTIATION ** Lessons are differentiated by outcome and this is reflected in the success criteria and part of each lesson involves the students working independently, freeing up the teacher to offer more one-to-one help to the students who need it. Download this FREE unit now and take control of your workload. HAVE YOU ALSO SEEN…? You may also like my SCRATCH FLASH CARD BUNDLE to help you with your planning.

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.

This lesson teaches the pupils about the history of computers. It uses animations to tell the story in an interesting and entertaining way. As the pupils learn the history they fill in a worksheet which you can go through with the whole class. They then complete a word search identifying the key people in developing technology and finally they play a game to recap what they have learnt. Suitable for GCSE Computer Science classes and KS3 Computing and ICT classes.

Looking for a different style of GCSE computer science revision lesson? Want a fun, interactive, team-based challenge for the end of term for your KS3 computing classes? This activity is just what you are looking for. Easily adapted to be used for KS3 and GCSE classes, this computer science murder mystery will have your pupils answering computer science related questions in order to interview suspects and solve the case. This activity includes everything you need to run this exciting and immersive game which is sure to have your classes working together as they race to beat the other teams in identifying the murderer and the murder weapon used. With minimal setting up, this game makes that last lesson of term, or the last lesson with your GCSE classes before they start their exams, an enjoyable and memorable experience. ALL THIS IS FOR FREE! Includes: Clear teacher notes telling you how to prepare and run the activity An introduction PowerPoint presentation, to set the mood and tell the students what they need to do An interactive PowerPoint presentation, the teams use to solve the case A variety of handouts that are used through the game

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 a paper-based test, if you would prefer the pupils to fill in an on-line document which can be either printed or sent to you electronically then please see our other set of resources from https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/computing-year-7-baseline-assessment-on-line-version-11355832

An all new computing Christmas quiz for 2021 to make your final computer science lesson of the term both fun and educational! Fun AND educational? I know – it’s a Christmas miracle! If you’ve never used one of my Christmas quizzes before here’s a run-down of what to expect. HOW CAN IT BE USED? This end of term quiz is easy to use with virtually no preparation (apart from a tiny bit of photocopying). Here are the 4 steps to your end of term Christmas contentment! Step 1 – Download this free quiz now and unzip it. What have you got to lose, it’s FREE? Step 2 – Print and photocopy the 1-page PDF answer sheet. Trust me, this is really necessary this year as they need to read the program printed on it in order to answer one of the questions. Team size suggestion is 5 or 6 pupils per team and they need one answer sheet per team. So for a class of 30 pupils that would require a maximum of 6 copies of the answer sheet. Step 3 – When you want to use the quiz in your lesson load up the PowerPoint presentation and run through it with your class. All the instructions and answers are included in the presentation. Step 4 – At the end of the lesson accept the accolades from your class graciously because they think you are the coolest teacher ever!!! Okay, I can’t guarantee they will shower you with praise. But you may get a shrug of thanks as they shuffle out the room with a Christmas song still ringing in their heads. WHAT IS IN THE QUIZ? The quiz contains 9 rounds with 5 points per round. I would say 5 questions per round but in one of the rounds… oh, you’ll see when you open it. After each round they swap their answer sheet with another team (Covid permitting) and you go through the answers as a whole class together (answers included in the PowerPoint). This means that if you need to cut the quiz short (because of a special assembly or any other annoying reason) you can do so easily as you will have already marked the previous questions. The rounds each have a theme, some of them are computing related and should be suitable for year 7 to year 11 which will keep SLT happy. And some rounds are just there for a bit of festive fun, which should keep your class happy. In this year’s quiz the rounds are as follows: Round 1: Hardware memory game (this is the only round that involves an automatic timer built into some slides. Check this works on your computer network otherwise you’ll need to move the slide on after 15 seconds have elapsed) Round 2: Christmas codes Round 3: Programming questions Round 4: Hidden celebrities Round 5: Cyber security (can you spot a phishing email?) Round 6: Christmas trivia Round 7: Fill in the blanks (technical terms) Round 8: Computing guestimation Round 9: Christmas song lyrics . What are you waiting for? Download this fun computing Christmas quiz now and give your computer science pupils an end of term activity they’ll love.

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.

The one and only end of term Christmas Quiz 2020 from Nichola Wilkin Ltd. We’ve all had a demanding year, so why not end 2020 on a high note? My computing Christmas quizzes have become a tradition in many schools with thousands of students and teachers enjoying a fun (and slightly educational) quiz for their last lesson before they break up for Christmas. This year, maybe more than ever, a bit of jollity and normality is needed so I’m excited to be able to provide this quiz for free. I hope that it gives you a little piece of normality in what must be the most stressful teaching year in our lifetimes. For anyone who has not used this quiz before, let me just briefly explain what it entails. The zip file contains a non-editable PowerPoint presentation and a PDF answer sheet. Decide how many teams you want to split your class into (it is more fun in teams although if your school’s Covid safety measures prevent this, it will still work individually). Photocopy one answer sheet for each team before the lesson. That’s it, that’s all the preparation you need to do. To run the quiz, show the presentation to your class and work through each slide one at a time. This means you can play this quiz with your class remotely if you need to. The quiz is split into 9 rounds and each round has 5 questions. At the end of each round you will go through the answers so if you need to cut the lesson short for any reason, you can do so easily. Some rounds are just for fun and some are computer science related rounds which should be accessible for year 7 to year 11. The 9 rounds this year include: Round 1 – Guestimation Round 2 – Computing Emoji Round 3 – Float or Sink (honestly it was a toss-up between this and “Cheese or Service Station” which also went down very well in my lockdown Zoom quizzes) Round 4 – Computer Science Multiple Choice Round 5 – Hidden Celebrity Round 6 – Thinking Logically Round 7 – Visual Memory Round 8 – What am I? Round 9 – Next Lines Thank you for everything you are doing in the classrooms, you are true heroes and I just hope you get a chance to relax and enjoy your Christmas holiday. Happy Christmas Love Nicky x

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.

Getting your classroom ready for back to school? Here is a fully editable PowerPoint presentation that contains 60 common computer science words and simple student-friendly definitions. They can be displayed as a permanent wall display or you can pick the words to display to compliment your current teaching goals. It is like having a computing dictionary on the walls of your classroom for the students to quickly refer to and can help with spellings of common computer science terminology as well as acting as a reminder of the meanings of computing terms. As it is fully editable you can add to and alter the definitions yourself to make a truly personalised learning wall display for your classes. These terms are suitable for KS3 computing and GCSE computer science classes. Each slide has been adjusted to print on A4 paper and it is recommended you print them in colour for maximum effect. The colours of the key terminology refer to the following categories: Blue – Programming and Algorithms Red – Networks Purple – Computer Systems Green – Cyber security Orange – Binary, Data and Logic

A great, new quiz from Nichola Wilkin Ltd. As has become a bit of a tradition, my quizzes are used by thousands of schools every year to give pupils a fun final lesson before they break up for summer. This whole class quiz is ideally suited to keep your students engaged and settled for the final lesson of the summer term. Suitable for key stage 3 and GCSE classes. The quiz includes computer science elements as well as other fun, summer related questions getting them into the summer holiday spirit. Each round includes 5 questions and after each round the teams swap their answer sheets to mark them (all answers are provided within the presentation) allowing the quiz to easily be cut shorter if you need to. The 9 rounds this year include: Computer anagrams Summer objects Programming Films Computer hardware Logic questions Identify the character Multiple choice computer science questions, and of course Song lyrics Have a fantastic summer! You may also like these other great end of term activities I have produced: End of Term Computer Science Murder Mystery Revision End of year Computing Summer Quiz 2018 End of year Computing Summer Quiz 2017 End of year Computing Summer Quiz 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.

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

A fun whole class quiz for Christmas, ideal for use as a final lesson before they break up for Christmas. Specifically written for computing and computer science classes. Includes fun festive rounds along with computing knowledge rounds. Best suited for KS3 but can be used for GCSE classes. Simply split your class into teams and give each team an answer sheet. Go through the PowerPoint presentation giving time for them to write their answers. After each round they should swap papers and the answers are shown allowing you to easily cut the quiz shorter if necessary. Very easy to run with virtually no preparation (you only need to photocopy the answer sheets). Provides a fun lesson before they break up for Christmas.

How can you teach your students about malware, 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 malware computing lesson today and save yourself all that preparation. WHAT IS INCLUDED? This lesson includes: an attractive dyslexia friendly PowerPoint presentation, differentiated lesson objectives, videos to change focus and break up the lesson, loads of individual and group tasks and questions, printable ready to use worksheets for classwork, 3 differentiated exam style questions which can be used either in the plenary or set for a homework task, a comprehensive teacher’s lesson plan including ALL THE ANSWERS. . WHAT DOES IT COVER? Suitable for GCSE Computer Science pupils following either OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) or AQA GCSE Computer Science (8520) syllabuses. With virtually no preparation (apart from photocopying the worksheets) you will be ready to teach your classes about: Passive attacks Active attacks Social engineering attacks Insider attacks Computer viruses Trojan software Spyware Adware Phishing Pharming . DURATION: 1 lesson Download this ready to use lesson now and take back control of your workload. Click here to see some more computer science lessons

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.

It’s here, the traditional Computing Christmas Quiz from Nichola Wilkin Ltd! This is a fun whole class quiz, ideal for use as a final lesson before they break up for Christmas. Specifically written for computing and computer science classes. Includes 9 fun festive rounds along with computing knowledge rounds. Best suited for KS3 but can be used for GCSE classes. To run the quiz, split your class into teams and give each team an answer sheet. Go through the PowerPoint presentation giving time for them to write their answers. After each round they should swap papers and the answers are shown allowing you to easily cut the quiz shorter if necessary. Very easy to run with virtually no preparation, you only need to photocopy the answer sheets. Provides a fun lesson before your classes break up for Christmas.

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.

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.