Map UK GCSE Curriculum to Webmaker Club curriculum (and Web Literacy Map v1.1)

Discussion: GitHub issue / #TeachTheWeb forum

Introduction

In the UK a new GCSE qualification is being taught in Computing / Computer Science. Webmaker resources, including the new curriculum, are perfect for teaching elements of the curriculum in after school clubs and in class.

Browser-based coding is not only descriptive, it can be used to teach all of the programming concepts in the curriculum via Javascript. Beyond this, Webmaker resources also provide a large range of activities to create engaging ways of exploring digital literacy strands of the curriculum.

This wiki page aims to quickly map some of the curriculum elements to Webmaker tools and existing activities. The following headings are from the latest official publication on GCSE Computing.

Knowledge and understanding

standard algorithms, including binary search and merge sort
following and writing algorithms to solve problems including
sequence, selection and iteration
input, processing and output
how particular programs and algorithms work
the concept of data type, including integer, Boolean, real, character and string, and data structures, including records and one- and two-dimensional arrays
representation of numbers in binary and hexadecimal; conversion between these and decimal; binary addition and shifts
representation of text, sound, and graphics inside computers
Boolean logic using AND, OR and NOT, combinations of these, and the application of logical operators in appropriate truth tables to solve problems
the purpose and functionality of systems software, including the operating system and utility software
characteristics of systems architectures, including

CPU architecture, including Von Neumann and the role of the components of the CPU in the fetch-execute cycle
main and contemporary secondary storage and ways of storing data on devices including magnetic, optical and solid state
data capacity and calculation of data capacity requirements
hardware components and embedded systems