Code.org Express Course -> Lesson 3

the art of creating a program

• program

• debugging

• paramenter

• programming

finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program

• bug

• conditionals

• variable

• debugging

part of a program that does not work correctly

• bug

• variable

• debugging

• try

Look at the puzzle. What can you fix in the code so the bird will make it to the pig?

• Change the first turn block to left

• Remove a move forward block

• Add a move forward block

• Change the second turn block to left

Define DECOMPOSITION

• Breaking a task into smaller tasks.

• Looking for similarities and trends.

• A sequence of instructions.

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

Define ALGORITHM

• Breaking a task into smaller tasks.

• Looking for similarities and trends.

• A sequence of instructions.

• Deciding what computer to use.

Identify the strategy: Tim decides to break is homework into several pieces.

• Decomposition

• Algorithm

• Abstraction

• Pattern Matching

Mr. Hillegonds wanted to help a student get to the 6th grade wing. He gave him step by step instructions to help him get to the 6th grade wing. What part of Computational Thinking was he using?

• Abstraction

• Decomposition

• Algorithm

• Pattern Matching

Click the correct solution this problem.

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• None of these

Which of these is the BEST solution?

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Answer explanation

This answer finished the questions in the least number of blocks. Efficient code is the goal!