Getting warmer
This lesson sequence intentionally uses a visual based programming tool to introduce designing and validating algorithms. Those students who complete this task can move to code the result in any text based language with which they are familiar.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Abstraction, Algorithms, Implementation (programming) |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI10P05
Design algorithms involving logical operators and represent them as flowcharts and pseudocode
AC9TDI10P06
Validate algorithms and programs by comparing their output against a range of test cases |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Scratch |
| Keywords | Algorithms, Problem-solving, Scratch, Visual programming, Gamification |
| Organisation | ESA |
| Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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