Although this activity is not in the form of a lesson plan, the activity illustrates a good series of steps that students could either work through as a class, or in smaller groups/pairs. They could then be asked to pick from a selection of...

This 8-pin kit is ideal for adding intelligence to student projects. It is based on an 8-pin GENIE C08 microcontroller providing off-board connections for 2 digital inputs (1 of...

These resources consist of lesson plans, worksheets, Minecraft Maps (Raspberry Pi version) for the area around the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, and some general how to guides. The guides take teachers through the steps to update a Raspberry Pi, and install one of the Giant's Causeway maps into the correct...

Readers will learn how to write code and then build their own...

Teacher Support Packs provide adaptable ready-made lesson plans; extension material; pupil resource sheets providing end of unit problem-solving exercises; pupil worksheets for unit evaluation; assessment tasks to...

Teacher Support Packs provide adaptable ready-made lesson plans; extension material; pupil resource sheets providing end of unit problem-solving exercises; pupil worksheets for unit evaluation; assessment tasks to...

This book is about learning how to use Geometer's Sketchpad and how to create interactive files.

It includes two kinds of activities:

• Detailed worked examples with step-by-step instructions for using key techniques.
• More open Try this activities invite you to apply techniques and...

Charlie Taylor’s Behaviour Checklists, Getting the Simple Things Right, look at the simple things that should be put in place to create good behaviour for learning. It includes the two lists 'key principles for headteachers to help improve school behaviour' and 'behaviour checklist for teachers'.

This edition of the Computing at School newsletter contains articles covering:

*Computing curriculum change

*Programming pedagogy

*Database Detectives, a Digital School House resource

*Unplugged computing

*Scratch in the primary classroom

*Real robotics – outreach from...

Perfect for aspiring coders everywhere, Girl Code is the story of two teenage tech phenoms who met at Girls Who Code summer camp, teamed up to create a viral video game...

Since 2012, the organization Girls Who Code has been leading the charge to get girls interested in technology and coding. Now its founder, Reshma Saujani, wants to inspire you to be a girl who...

Global project ideas provide an excellent starting point for pupils wanting to do a project based on Global issues, whether as part of the CREST Awards Scheme;  as an extended project for their Duke of Edinburgh Award or A level, or as part of the Children’s University Passport.

Each of the five Global...

This fully working Python project demonstrates a method of creating a gradient fill, to add depth to flat looking rectangles. It also shows how to use transparency effects to change the shape of gradient filled surfaces, how to plot points of a circle, and some examples of why you would want to do so. The activity...

The UK population is ageing. This resource collection explores how technology will support people to live longer, independent lives and why the needs of an ageing population will create demand for...