Computational Thinking PO4

This activity is a CT PO4 activity. The support materials for this task are minimal as it is intended for students who already have a good grounding in Computational Thinking and are confident in the use of Scratch or Tynker or even BBC Micro:bits.  This activity is a good example of all Computational Thinking Progress Outcome indicator descriptors’ initial sentence. “In authentic contexts and with end users in mind, students shall…” In this case, the totalling coins exercise is far too easy for a PO4 student but making a learning artefact for a younger student as the result of a ‘brief’ from the younger students’ teacher is an authentic context combined with knowledge of the needs and requirements of the ultimate end user of the product.

The resource is here:

For teachers who want to see an example of how this challenge could be solved, there is an example to be seen here.  However, this link should not be shared with your students as it would defeat the purpose!

To use this resource, simply make a copy of this resource and rename it so that you become the owner of it then adapt it to meet the learning needs/intentions of your students/planning.  If you want us to make more of this kind of resource please contact us at david@dakinane.com and we will make more resources to share with you, related to your need.