This lesson looks at "Analysis", an essential skill you will need in order to plan and develop a solution to computational challenges and problems.

Analysis is about:
  • problems rather than solutions, why rather than how, discovery rather than invention
  • structure rather than disorder, justification rather than assertion, questions rather than answers, fact rather than opinion

Task 1:What did the graph say?
  • Look at the graph below, analyse it, what does it tell you, what questions do you have?
The graph is about CPU or processor speed (shown on the left) and the year it was made.

  1. Write down three facts
  2. What else can you tell from the graph
  3. Write down three questions you have
  4. Write down three predictions based on this graph
  5. Can you find any evidence to support your findings
  6. Check out Moore's Law, what does it say?
  7. Does Moore's Law support your findings / the graph, why
  8. Any other points you would like to make

  • Each of these points can be disucssed in groups
Task 2: Look at your example task:
  1. In groups use your skills of analysis to pull out the facts / questions, uncertainties, predictions that you have.
  2. You could write these down in a table with some thoughts on a solution.
  3. Did I mention, talk to other students about their ideas too.
  4. Create a Mindmap of your ideas and thoughts