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Curriculum content descriptions

Define simple problems, and describe and follow a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve them (ACTDIP010)

Elaborations

explaining what the problem is and some features of the problem, such as what need is associated with the problem, who has the problem and why
describing, using drawings, pictures and text, the sequence of steps and decisions in a solution, for example to show the order of events in a game and the decisions that a player must make
experimenting with different ways of describing a set of instructions, for example writing two versions of the same simple set of instructions for a programmable robotic device
explaining to others how to follow technical instructions, for example how to capture and download images from a mobile device
defining and describing the sequence of steps needed to incorporate multiple types of data in a solution, for example sequencing the steps in selecting and downloading images and audio to create a book trailer

General capabilities

Literacy
Numeracy
Critical and creative thinking
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability

ScOT terms

Algorithms

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DT Challenge - 3/4 Blockly - Wombot

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Wombot is hungry and wants a carrot! With simple code, help Wombot through mazes, and learn to draw lines and shapes with code. In this challenge you'll learn the fundamentals of programming by using instructions to position Wombot on the screen. You'll help Wombot move and turn, and along the way learn to draw lines, patterns ...

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