Lesson Tasks: Malware (Teacher downloads only)
Australian homes sent infected USB sticks (homework task)Students are directed to an article about how infected USB sticks were left at peoples' houses. They are asked a series of questions based on the news story which aim to increase their awareness of current issues related to Computer Science. This can be used as a homework task, a starter or form part of a cover lesson. (subscription only) |
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Workbook and answers v1This workbook accompanies the lesson PPTs and the student lesson (subscription only) |
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Workbook and Answers v2Students read the theory notes on the mini website and then answer the questions on the task sheet. (subscription only) |
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Practice exam questionsStudents are given a set of questions which are similar to those they might expect to see in their written examination. This is a useful task which will provide students with a good opportunity to gain practice on question answering technique. (subscription only) |
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Fill in the gapsStudents are given a piece of text with a number of key words removed. The key words appear in a table above the text. They need to replace the words correctly back into the text.
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Reduce itStudents are given a section of theory. They pick out the 20 most important words. They are then asked to reduce these to the 8 they consider to be the most important. A great task for really getting them to concentrate and think about the text in front of them. (subscription only) |
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Construct an answerStudents are given an exam style question to answer. They are also given a set of key words to incorporate into their answer. (subscription only) |
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Agony auntStudents are put into the role of an agony aunt who has to answer a set of letters about technology related problems. (subscription only) |
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100 wordsStudents have exactly 100 words to summarise the key points about this topic (subscription only) |
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Crossword (homework task)Students are given a crossword to solve with clues relating to key words for this topic. Answers are provided. (subscription only) |
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Discussion statementsStudents are given a number of open ended and sometimes controversial statements related to this topic. In groups, they discuss each statement in order to see if they can come up with a suitable answer. (subscription only) |
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Identify the questionStudents are given the answer to a number of questions. Their task is to identify what the original question might have been. (subscription only) |
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Key termsStudents are asked to provide a definition and example for key terms related to this topic (subscription only) |
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Matching statementsOn the left-hand side is a set of terms. On the right-hand side is a set of statements or definitions. Students are asked to draw a line to matchup the correct term and statement. (subscription only) |
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BookletStudents are given a scenario and asked to research for specific information. They are then given a set of guidelines and asked to create a booklet from the information they have gathered. (subscription only) |
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Create your own crosswordStudents are given step by step instructions about creating their own crossword which they can then give to fellow students to solve (subscription only) |
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Mind MapStudents are given the basic structure of a mind map for this topic. They are asked to recreate the structure on their own sheet of paper and add further detail to each of the branches. Mind maps are a useful tool to use as a revision aid. (subscription only) |
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PodcastStudents are given instructions about creating a revision podcast based on this topic (subscription only) |
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PosterStudents are asked to create a poster that could be used for a classroom display. Key design techniques are suggested. (subscription only) |
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QR codesA good kinaesthetic activity. Students have to find, decode and answer questions stored in the form of QR codes (subscription only) |
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WordleStudents write a set of notes about this topic and then use them as the basis to create a word cloud. Their work can be used to create a classroom display. (subscription only) |
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You are the teacherStudents work in small groups to prepare a lesson on this topic. They are provided with information and tips about the tasks they need to prepare. (subscription only) |
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