Computational Thinking Homework 2

What is pattern recognition?

• Breaking down a complex problem into smaller problems

• Building models from patterns

• Looking for similarities among and within problems

Why do we need to look for patterns in problems?

• Patterns make it easier for us to solve complex problems

• Patterns make it more difficult to solve complex problems

• We don't need to look for patterns

Which of the following contains a pattern?

• All cars have wheels

• All cars are Blue

• My friend's car has an MP3 player

Which of the following contains a pattern?

• This parrot is blue and green

• All parrots have wings

• My parrot can say "Hello, boys!"

Which of the following contains a pattern?

• My house has a garden

• My house and my friend's house have gardens

• My friend's house has a garden

Which of the following does NOT contain a pattern?

• All dogs have tails

• Our dogs like walks

• My dog likes swimming

Which of the following does NOT contain a pattern?

• Some clocks have alarms

• Some clocks are digital

• This clock has hands

What might happen if we don't look for patterns?

• Our solution may be inefficient

• We might not correctly solve the problem

• We might create an incorrect or an inefficient solution

Select all the beavers who will reach the strawberry?

• Beaver 1

• Beaver 2

• Beaver 3

• Beaver 4