In this LESSON you will learn about:

Learning Objectives:
In this lesson you will learn about computational thinking such as abstraction, decomposition and algorithmic thinking
  1. Know what abstraction, decomposition and algorithmic thinking are.
  2. Identify the four elements / symbols of an algorithmic diagram​​​​
  3. Create diagrams to show algorithms 

Lesson Overview 

Resources
Starter:
Can you follow the simple programs, these are algorithms

Main:
  1. Watch the teacher presentation on Algorithms and take part in the activities and class discussions
  2. Use the Algorithm Ref sheet to help Minibot get home, create an algorithm of the required instructions.
  3. Swap and compare your answer with another student, peer assess
  4. Now think about the colours of the rainbow, can you remember the song?  Create an algorithm for sorting the colours into order.  Assume that the rainbow starts with a random colour and then another is added
  5. Share you ideas and improve your algorithm.

​​Plenary:​​
​Write down a definition of abstraction, decomposition and algorithmic thinking in your books.
Teacher's Notes
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2 Algorithm Ref
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2 Mini-Bot
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Rainbow Soultion
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extra_reading.pdf
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Home Study:

Complete the HW sheet for next lesson
Algorithm HW
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