Lesson 1 - Algorithms and Programming

Algorithms and Programming

Today's lesson

Learning Goal
- Learn about the requirements of the new unit and explore what algorithms are 
Success Criteria:

• Define the term algorithms

• Create an algorithm 

Fill in the Blank

An algorithm is a set of _____ that describes how to solve a problem or perform a task.

Real life example

When you follow a recipe, you follow a set of instructions to complete a task.

This is an algorithm

Open Ended

Choose one of the following activities and write an algorithm for it. Your algorithm must be a numbered series of at least 5 different steps that are easy to understand.

Your options are:

a) Making fairy bread

b) making a ham and cheese sandwich

c) preparing a bowl of cereal

d) making two-minute noodles

Draw

Draw an example of another non-food related activity that in your everyday life you follow a series of steps to complete a task (algorithm).

Multiple Choice

What is an algorithm?

• A list of instructions to solve a problem or complete a task

• The different parts of a computer

• A computer search engine

• A character in a computer game

Multiple Choice

True or False: Algorithms can be written in any order.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of these activities is NOT an example of an algorithm?

• Following a recipe to make cookies

• Getting directions to go to the shops

• Writing a shopping list

• Following instructions to build a model car