Water Water everywhere!
In this lesson, students are presented with the challenging problem of measuring a volume of water using containers that are not the exact measurement size. Students will decompose a complex problem into discrete steps, design an algorithm for solving the problem, and evaluate solution efficiencies and optimisation in a simulation.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 3-4, 5-6 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Abstraction, Computational thinking, Algorithms, Implementation (programming) |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI4P01
Define problems with given design criteria and by co-creating user stories
AC9TDI4P02
Follow and describe algorithms involving sequencing, comparison operators (branching) and iteration
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | other programming languages |
| Keywords | Patterns, Algorithms, Google, Algorithm design, generalising patterns, analysis, pattern, pattern recognition, abstraction, computational thinking, Google for Education, Education, GoogleCT |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Mathematics |
| Organisation | ESA |
| Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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