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Computer science Worksheets and Python Workspaces shared by Coding Pathway teachers. Worksheets cover exam board theory as well as programming. Read any of them in full here. Teachers can copy one into their own lessons and edit it before setting it to a class.
Planning a whole course or unit? Our mapped pages put the teaching sequence in order with the Worksheets that cover it: OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277), Pearson Edexcel GCSE Computer Science (1CP2), OCR A Level Computer Science (H446), Python Turtle for Key Stage 3.
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Ethical, legal and environmental
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H446 1.5.2 · Moral and ethical issues
Includes OCR H446 1.5.2 Workforce and effects on different groups
OCR H446 1.5.2 rewards answers that trace how a system change reaches particular people, not broad claims that automation removes jobs. Using automated warehouse scheduling and bus dispatch, students identify the task that changes, explain the effects on different groups and judge how the change should be introduced. Students will: - identify the task changed by an automated system before explaining its effects - identify the distinct stakeholder groups affected by one workforce change - explain an opportunity and a risk for the same group without treating them as opposites - discuss the effects of an automated public service on workers, users and the wider community - recommend how a workforce change should be introduced and justify that recommendation Inside: 5 explanation cells, 1 multiple-choice question, 2 fill-in-the-blanks cells and 2 written answers. 26 marks, about 20 to 40 minutes. Series: H446 1.5.2 · Moral and ethical issues, part 1 of 9.
WorksheetSeries · 5 partsH446 1.5.1 · Computing related legislation
Includes OCR H446 1.5.1 Data protection: exam model and current-law bridge
OCR H446 1.5.1 asks students to apply data-protection principles, but the specification still names the Data Protection Act 1998 while current UK practice runs on the 2018 Act and the UK GDPR. This worksheet teaches the examined model and makes that boundary explicit, so historical exam content is never presented as today's law. Students will: - apply the examined data-protection principles to a described processing activity - identify the processing action a principle engages, rather than naming the law alone - separate the examined 1998 naming from the current DPA 2018 and UK GDPR framework - correct a claim that treats the two layers as interchangeable - evaluate data-protection risks in an extended scenario and justify the principles engaged Inside: 6 explanation cells, 1 multiple-choice question, 2 fill-in-the-blanks cells and 3 written answers. 28 marks, about 45 to 60 minutes. Series: H446 1.5.1 · Computing related legislation, part 1 of 5.
WorksheetSeries · 3 parts1CP2-P-8 · Environment, languages and intellectual property
Includes 1CP2-P-8.1 Environmental impacts across a device lifecycle
Computing devices affect the environment before, during and after use. A developed examination answer links a specific activity to an environmental change and then to a consequence. Merely writing ‘pollution’ or ‘bad for the environment’ is too vague. Students will: - connect each device lifecycle stage to an environmental consequence - distinguish manufacture, use and disposal impacts - match practical mitigations to the harm they address - make a balanced recommendation in context Inside: 5 explanation cells, 1 fill-in-the-blanks cell, 3 multiple-choice questions and 3 written answers. 14 marks, about 45 minutes. Series: 1CP2-P-8 · Environment, languages and intellectual property, part 1 of 5.
WorksheetSeries · 4 parts1CP2-P-10 · AI, personal data and ethical/legal issues
Includes 1CP2-P-10.2 Accountability safety bias and legal liability in AI systems
AI outputs can influence real decisions, so people and organisations remain responsible for design, deployment and oversight. Algorithmic bias is a systematic unfair tendency caused by data or design; it is not a computer having an opinion and not every isolated wrong result. Students will: - explain how data or design can produce systematic bias - identify accountability and safety responsibilities - connect an AI output to stakeholder impact - develop a balanced discussion with practical safeguards Inside: 6 explanation cells, 1 fill-in-the-blanks cell, 2 multiple-choice questions and 3 written answers. 18 marks, about 45 minutes. Series: 1CP2-P-10 · AI, personal data and ethical/legal issues, part 2 of 5.
WorksheetJ277 1 Paper 1 exam language and response precision
Part 1 · J277 Paper 1 · Exam transition
Focused Paper 1 practice in interpreting command words and developing relevant answers. Students will: - match the answer to the command word and available marks - develop a technical property into a benefit and a contextual consequence - correct vague or inaccurate technical claims - support a choice and explain its limitations Inside: 5 text sections, 2 multiple-choice activities, 2 completion activities, 6 written answers. 24 marks. Suggested time: 50–70 minutes. 1 diagram. Includes a teacher guide with sections, timings, misconceptions and repair routes. Series: J277 Paper 1 · Exam transition, part 1 of 7.
WorksheetSeries · 5 partsJ277 1.6 · Digital impacts: Essentials
Includes J277 1.6.1 Technology and wider society
An introduction to the ethical, legal, cultural, environmental and privacy issues in J277 1.6. Students will: - recognise the five issue areas and where they overlap - identify the people affected by a technology - develop a feature into a consequence - explain a benefit and a concern in context - distinguish legal permission from fairness Inside: 4 text sections, 3 multiple-choice activities, 1 completion activity, 6 written answers. 17 marks. Suggested teaching time: 40–60 minutes. 1 diagram. Includes a teacher guide with suggested sections, timings and common misconceptions. Series: J277 1.6 · Digital impacts: Essentials, part 1 of 5.
WorksheetSeries · 4 partsJ277 1.6 · Digital impacts: Depth
Includes J277 1.6.1 Surveillance and privacy
Applied practice on monitoring, personal data and automated decisions, selectable after the core sequence. Students will: - follow data collection through processing to a decision - distinguish privacy, accuracy and security concerns - explain benefits and unfair consequences for affected people - match retention and review safeguards to their concerns - assess a safeguard's benefit and limitation Inside: 3 text sections, 2 multiple-choice activities, 1 completion activity, 7 written answers. 20 marks. Suggested teaching time: 40–60 minutes. 1 diagram. Includes a teacher guide with suggested sections, timings and common misconceptions. Series: J277 1.6 · Digital impacts: Depth, part 1 of 4.