Understanding algorithms and the smiley face biscuit challenge (Years F-2)

Algorithms are a key concept in Digital Technologies. They help us follow, describe and represent a sequence of steps and decisions needed to solve problems. This resource explores some idea for following algorithms including the smiley face biscuit visual algorithm challenge.

Additional details

Year band(s) F-2
Content type Lesson ideas
Format Document
Core and overarching concepts Algorithms
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)
ACTDIP004

Follow, describe and represent a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve simple problems

Keywords Abstraction, algorithms, DTiF, dtif, DTIF, ACARA
Organisation

Australian Government Department of Education 

Copyright

Australian Government Department of Education, CC BY 4.0