Computational Thinking: Algorithm Basics for Grades 3-5
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Lesson Title: Mystery Animals
Grade Levels: 3-5
Length of Lesson: 90 minutes
Overview: Understanding and creating algorithms are fundamental skills of computational thinking. In this activity, students develop a written algorithm to guide a partner in drawing a mystery animal.
Standards Alignment:
Mathematics
- Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
- Look for and make use of structure.
ISTE
- Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.