KS3 Abstraction

Define ABSTRACTION

• Breaking a task into smaller tasks.

• Drawing a map to show how to reach a destination.

• Creating step by step instructions.

• Focusing on what is important and ignoring what is unnecessary.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Picking out the important bits of information from the problem, ignoring the specific details that don't matter.

• Decomposition
• Abstraction
• Programming
• Algorithmic Thinking

Breaking a complex problem down into smaller problems and solving each one individually.

• Decomposition
• Abstraction
• Programming
• Algorithmic Thinking

What is an algorithm?

• A sequence of instructions on how to solve a problem.
• The breaking down of a problem into smaller parts.
• Focusing on important parts and ignoring the irrelevant details
• The recipe for a cake

Why do we need to think computationally?

• To help us program
• To help us solve complex problems more easily
• To help us to think like a computer

What is an Algorithm?

• Something a computer does to think

• A series of steps and instructions with given inputs to produce an output

• Some instructions

• A series of steps and instructions with given outputs to produce an input

What is computational thinking?

• Giving Instructions to a computer

• Thinking like a computer (in binary)

• Using a series of techniques or approaches to solve a problem

• Identifying a problem

Define PATTERN RECOGNITION.

• A sequence of instructions.

• Looking for similarities and trends.

• Breaking a task into smaller tasks.

• Focusing on what is important and ignoring what is unnecessary.

Which of the following is not done by abstraction?

• Identifies essential details

• Disregards non-essential information

• Breaks the problem down into smaller tasks

When designing a building that must be accessible for wheelchairs, which of the following characteristics is non-essential?

• Number of doors

• Number of walls

• Number of wall paintings