Making maths quizzes 1: Plan and test our programs
In this sequence of lessons students plan, create and edit a program that will ask maths questions that are harder or easier depending on user performance.
Additional details
Year band(s) | 5-6 |
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Content type | Lesson ideas |
Format | Web page |
Core and overarching concepts | Abstraction, Computational thinking, Algorithms, Implementation (programming) |
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration
AC9TDI6P05
Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input |
Keywords | Algorithms, Sequencing, Iteration, Branching, Quiz |
Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Mathematics |
Organisation | ESA |
Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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