Algorithms (GCSE) - 101 Computing

Interactive Trace Table Challenge

Administrator — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:00:25 +0000

Put your programming skills to the test with this interactive Trace Table Challenge! Whether you’re learning to code or preparing for your GCSE Computer Science exams, trace tables are one of the most useful techniques for understanding exactly how an…

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The Lost Ice Ship

Administrator — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:51:54 +0000

In 1915, the famous explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set out on an Antarctic expedition aboard his ship, Endurance. Unfortunately, the ship became trapped in the ice of the Weddell Sea and was eventually crushed and sunk. For more than 100…

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The K2-18b Exoplanet – Space Exploration Mission

Administrator — Thu, 15 May 2025 14:16:28 +0000

In an exciting leap forward for space science, the James Webb Space Telescope recently discovered the exoplanet K2-18b, a world located in the habitable zone of its red dwarf star. With conditions that suggest it might support life, K2-18b has…

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The Lost Treasures of Pirate Island

Administrator — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:42:04 +0000

Be the captain of your own pirate ship and sail the seven seas to find the 32 lost treasures of pirate island. Follow the instructions given to locate these treasures. But be aware, the sea is dangerous and its storms…

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The Marauder’s Map Coding Challenges

Administrator — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 23:29:38 +0000

Welcome to Hogwarts, school of witchcraft and wizardry! For this set of challenges, you will be helping the famous wizard, Harry Potter, to recover all of his magical possessions. Effectively, it would seem that a malevolent wizard did cast a…

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The Jorvik Viking Settlement

Administrator — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:37:58 +0000

From around A.D. 800 to the 11th century, a large number of Scandinavians Vikings left their homelands to seek their fortunes on the east coast of England. These seafaring warriors ransacked different coastal sites from Northembria to East Anglia. In…

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The Lost Roman Sundial

Administrator — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:14:45 +0000

Roman Britain was a period of nearly 400 years between AD 43 to AD 410 when large parts of Great Britain were under occupation by the Roman Empire. During this period, the Romans built roads and architectural structures that can…

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Art Expo – Code Breaking Challenge

Administrator — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 22:42:41 +0000

The most prestigious art exhibition is about to start at Tate Modern, London, UK. For the purpose of this exhibition, paintings from all over the world have been securely transported to London using a state of the art protection system…

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Insertion, Bubble, Merge and Quick Sort Algorithms

Administrator — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 20:10:52 +0000

In computer science, sorting algorithms are used to sort the elements of a data sets in numerical or alphabetical order. In this blog post will investigate the Python code used to implement 4 of the most frequently used sorting algorithms:…

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Searching & Sorting Algorithms Practice

Administrator — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:38:01 +0000

The searching and sorting algorithms are key algorithms that you will study in computer science. Most computer programs involve some searching and sorting features so these key algorithms are often used when coding various computer programs. Searching and sorting algorithms…

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Algorithms (GCSE) - 101 Computing

Interactive Trace Table Challenge

The Lost Ice Ship

The K2-18b Exoplanet – Space Exploration Mission

The Lost Treasures of Pirate Island

The Marauder’s Map Coding Challenges

The Jorvik Viking Settlement​

The Lost Roman Sundial

Art Expo – Code Breaking Challenge

Insertion, Bubble, Merge and Quick Sort Algorithms

Searching & Sorting Algorithms Practice

The Jorvik Viking Settlement