Computational thinking in practice F-2 (Parent and teacher activity cards)
A set of printable cards that give simple activity ideas for parents and teachers on each of the six aspects of computational thinking.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | Foundation, 1-2 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Document |
| Core and overarching concepts | Computational thinking, Specification (decomposing problems), Abstraction |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDIFK02
Represent data as objects, pictures and symbols
AC9TDI2K02
Represent data as pictures, symbols, numbers and words
AC9TDI2P02
Follow and describe algorithms involving a sequence of steps, branching (decisions) and iteration (repetition) |
| Keywords | abstraction, algorithms, computational thinking, decomposition, evaluation, modelling and simulation, pattern recognition, DTIF, DTiF, dtif, ACARA |
| Organisation | Australian Government Department of Education and Training |
| Copyright | Australian Government Department of Education and Training, CC BY 4.0 |
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