KS3 Programming

The teaching materials here aim to cover the following points in the curriculum:

Programming and Development: use 2 or more programming languages, at least one of which is textual, to solve a variety of computational problems; make appropriate use of data structures [for example, lists, tables or arrays]; design and develop modular programs that use procedures or functions; understand simple Boolean logic [for example, AND, OR and NOT] and some of its uses in circuits and programming; understand how numbers can be represented in binary, and be able to carry out simple operations on binary numbers [for example, binary addition, and conversion between binary and decimal].

Activities

Flappy Bird Scratch

• Links: http://community.computingatschool.org.uk/resources/1792
• Type of Activity: Plugged
• Materials Provided: Resource, Guidelines
• Materials Needed: Scratch

Software Development Fundamentals

• Links: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IJ9ZXSDURh9mzxEYJla_gyFoSdQYGWFJLraVKrEBtjE/edit
• Type of Activity: Plugged
• Materials Provided: Resource, Lesson Plan
• Materials Needed: Python

Beginner Python Courses

• Links:
  • http://community.computingatschool.org.uk/resources/221
  • http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/elibrary/resource/10770/python-beginners-workbook-for-secondary-schools
• Type of Activity: Plugged
• Materials Provided: Resource, Guidelines
• Materials Needed: Python

Programming Challenge Collections

• Links:
  • https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/54-generic-programming-challenges-6420457
  • http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/elibrary/resource/10771/the-little-book-of-programming-challenges
• Type of Activity: Plugged
• Materials Provided: Resource
• Materials Needed: Python

Binary Introduction

• Links:
  • https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/binary-counter-6243165
  • https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/introduction-to-binary-code-6338007
• Type of Activity: Unplugged
• Materials Provided: Resource
• Materials Needed: Pen and Paper

Hacking with Pygame

• Links:
  • http://community.computingatschool.org.uk/resources/3190
  • https://teknoteacher.makes.org/thimble/LTE3MzE0NTg1Ng==/game-hacking-with-pygame
• Type of Activity: Plugged
• Materials Provided: Resource, Guidelines
• Materials Needed: Pygame/Python

Additional Resources for this Hub Pack:

• Range of Programming and Coding Courses
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming 
• Make a 2D Game (Pong)
  • http://brackeys.com/preview/2d-course/ 
• Unity Tutorials
  • https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials 
• Python
  • http://www.pythoncode.co.uk/ 
• Physical Computing Course
  • http://community.computingatschool.org.uk/resources/3088