KS3 Computational Thinking

What is Decomposition?

• Developing a step by step solution to the problem.

• Breaking down a complex problem into smaller, more manageable parts.

• Focusing on the important information only.

• Looking for similarities within problems

What is Pattern Recognition?

• Looking for similarities within problems

• Breaking down a complex problem into smaller parts.

• Focusing on the important information only.

• Developing a step by step solution to the problem.

What is Abstraction?

• Breaking down a complex problem into smaller parts.

• Focusing on the important information only

• Developing a step by step solution to the problem.

• Looking for similarities within the problem

What is an Algorithm?

• Developing a step by step solution to a problem.

• Breaking a complex problem into smaller parts.

• Focusing on the important information only.

• Looking for similarities within problems.

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 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

You could use abstraction to replace specific objects with simple shapes

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT computational thinking?

• breaking problems down

• programming a solution

• recognizing patterns

• removing the non-essential information

When drawing a dog, which of the following characteristics is non-essential?

• Dogs have 4 paws

• Dogs have fur

• Dogs have brown fur

Which of the following is an example of thinking computationally?

• Planning out your route when going to meet a friend
• When going to meet a friend, wandering around until you find them
• When going to meet a friend, asking a parent to plan your route for you