*New* Computational thinking

Exploring computational thinking through unplugged activities and applying these to programming.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Decomposition and pattern recognition

  • To apply decomposition and pattern recognition to solve problems.

Lesson 2: Abstraction

  • To explain and apply abstraction by identifying key details in a problem.

Lesson 3: Algorithm design

  • To design an algorithm to support an everyday task.

Lesson 4: Computational thinking in action

  • To apply and reflect on computational thinking skills while creating a Scratch project.

Lesson 5: Evaluating computational thinking

  • To evaluate a remixed program by reflecting on the effectiveness of computational thinking.

Key skills

  • Breaking down what they
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Key knowledge

To know:

  • Decomposition is the
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Key vocabulary

abstraction

algorithm

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