Computer Science - Key Stage 3
Year 7
- Introduction to Computer Science at MHS
- Computer Hardware and Networking – how computers are built and connected to each other
- Binary – how data is handled inside a computer
- BBC Cyber Security – Safety in an Online World
- Scratch programming – create a range of applications with block based programming
Year 8
- Flowol - algorithms for controlling real world situations
- Small Basic - an introduction to text based programming and the Basic environment
- Creating a website using HTML and CSS, using Notepad++ software and evaluating output in a range of browsers
- Beginners Python – programming in Python from the beginning. This is another text based language that students will study for the rest of their MHS careers
- Spreadsheets and Database principles – managing a dataset using a range of spreadsheet and database functions
Year 9
- Further Python – extending Python skills including loops
- Further Binary – deepening binary knowledge, understanding and skills including GCSE content such as RGB and hex
- Bitmap and Vector graphics using Photoshop
- Boolean Logic – Circuit diagrams and truth tables using AND OR and NOT logic gates
- Cyber Security - revision of a range of e-safety issues and additional cyber security issues such as protection against malware, legal considerations and network security