Decomposition
The breaking down of a system into smaller parts that are easier to understand, program and maintain.
Please bring:
What we are Using:
Software:
Windows Laptop, or,
Apple Macbook, or,
Chromebook.
Ideas.
What are littleBits?
Activity
We will attempt to disrupt the age old diorama with elements of the ADST curriculum. With the use of littleBits you can infuse electronics, block programming, and the design cycle quickly and easily into this classic project.
As you work through this module we'll review all 4 elements of computational thinking (Decomposition, Pattern Recognition, Abstraction, Algorithms) while placing an emphasis on Decomposition as we integrate principles of the maker movement/STEM into dioramas.
Decomposition in Everyday Life
Preparing the cake requires you to buy ingredients, make the cake, then frost it. You do similar decomposition for preparing snacks and games.
Decompose the project into parts such as the questions, the artwork for the background and the score.
Understanding how a bicycle works is more straightforward if the whole bike is separated into smaller parts and each part is examined to see how it works in more detail.
Decomposition in Your Classroom
What does decomposition look like in the classroom in relation to computational thinking?
Science
The water cycle is explained through a sequences of processes, from evaporation to infiltration.
Social Studies
Drawing a map involves calculating scale, grids and legends.
Mathematics
Solving individual components of quadratic equation.
Music
Identifying a piece of music by recognizing individual components from a composer.
English
Break down the analysis of a poem into analysis of meter, rhyme, imagery, structure, tone, diction, and meaning.
Visual Arts
Producing a short film requires planning the writing, acting, filming, and editing.