Bonfire Tasks

Tie your Computer Science lessons in with Bonfire night, using our free resources.

We’ve got Python coding tasks and Scratch tasks that you can use to inject some seasonal fun into your lessons.

Take a look at the free resources below and decide which one will make your lesson pop! (Sorry ….)

Scratch – virtual sparkler task

Using Scratch, create a virtual sparkler that students can move around the screen with their mouse. KS2 (with previous Scratch experience) – KS3.

Firework Calculation coding task

In a coding language of your choice, create a program that calculates the speed, distance and time of fireworks from the users input.

Other ideas for Bonfire night

  • Pixel drawings of fireworks, bonfires etc using our online pixel drawing program.
  • Create binary, denary and hex conversion questions for students around the number of fireworks for a display.