Google Draw Flow Chart

Objective: Create a flow chart using google draw to demonstrate a process visually.

Requirements: Create 3 flow charts using Google Draw and using the five symbols listed

Flow Chart symbols

The terminator is used to show where your flow begins or ends. Ideally, you would use words like 'Start', 'Begin', 'End' inside the terminator object to make things more obvious.

Flowchart Process object is used to illustrate a process, action or an operation. These are represented by rectangles; and the text in the rectangle mostly includes a verb. Examples include 'Edit video', 'Try Again',

Decision object is represented as a Diamond. This object is always used as a question. And, the answer to the question determines the arrows coming out of the Diamond. This shape is quite unique with two arrows coming out of it. One from the bottom point corresponding to Yes or True and one from either the right/left point corresponding to No or False. The arrows should be always labelled to avoid confusion in the process flow.

The Data object, often referred to as the I/O Shape shows the Inputs to and Outputs from a process. This takes the shape of a parallelogram.

Flow line connectors show the direction that the process flows.

Step

Directions

Click New button

Picture

then more google drawings

Name the document feed the dog

Insert Start Shape

Click Insert > Shape > Shapes and select the Flowchart Terminator

Draw this shape on the left side of your workspace

Add Text label

Right click inside the shape and select edit text

Type Start re-size the text and center it

Add Process Shape

Click Insert > Shape > Shapes and select the Flowchart Process

Right click inside the shape and select edit text

Type Check Dog's Bowl re-size the text and center it

Add Decision Shape

Click Insert > Shape > Shapes and select the Flowchart Decision

Right click inside the shape and select edit text

Type Is Bowl Empty? re-size the text and center it

Make all the font sizes the same for all shapes

Yes or No Process

If the bowl is empty you fill it.

If the bowl is not empty do nothing

So we will add two shapes one terminator the other a process

Re-Arrange Shapes to fit in page

Flow charts need to fit on one page and the typically go from right to left or top to bottom

Arrange then in one of these two ways whatever fits the best

You can also re-size the shape make sure you leave room for arrows

Pay attention the the red snap lines which will help you align all the objects

Draw arrows to connect the flowchart

Think about the process use arrows to make it flow the correct direction

Click Insert > Line > Arrow

Draw the arrows connecting all the shapes

If you right click on an arrow you can change its type to either a:

Curved
Elbow connector

Label arrows if needed

The decision shape needs to be labeled Yes and No

Ideas

That is the process to create a simple flowchart now you need to make two new ones using these skills you have learned.

Here are some ideas:

1. Getting ready for school
2. What should you eat
3. How do you clean your room
4. How do you make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
5. How do you get straight A's
6. What sport should I play?
7. How to clean your pet
8. How can you find Bigfoot
9. What Star Wars character are you
10. What outfit should you wear?

You can choose just about anything that needs a decision

Examples

Remember decision trees can have more than one outcome and they might look like this

You can also use more shapes than we used in the example one would be input/output

Examples of input are receiving a report, getting an e-mail, getting an order, receiving data in some format, etc. Examples of output are generating a report, sending an e-mail, faxing a message, etc.

Make it Better

You can also add pictures to your flowcharts to make them even easier to understand

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