Computer viruses lesson ideas

Worksheet 2

Hacking and Viruses Homework

This useful homework should help students to recap on the theory they will have covered in the lesson about hacking and viruses.

A set of answers have been provided

Thanks to Philippa Smith for kindly donating this resource. More of Philippa's work can be seen here

Worksheet 3

This worksheet asks students a series of questions about computer viruses.

They will need to undertake some research before answering them.

Worksheet 4

This worksheet asks students to explain first what a virus actually is and then to investigate a recent outbreak of a virus, the method of spread and the consequences.

Worksheet 5

Fill in the gaps

Students are given a piece of text and have to fill in the gaps with the correct words.

A useful way of quickly checking understanding and also a permenant revision aid.

Worksheet 6

This worksheet asks questions about computer viruses. It requires students to explain what one is, how they are caught and different methods for removing them.

Mind map

Mindmaps are an excellent way to condense a lot of information onto one page, and can be an invaluable aid to revision.

Students could use the mini-website to help them create their own mindmaps.

Have a look at our mindmap example.