Introduce: Parallelism
Lesson Overview
Students will be introduced to the computer science concept of parallelism through plugged and unplugged activities. A variety of activities are included below to provide the teacher with choice around best supporting their students' comprehension of this concept.
Agenda
⭐️ Introduce: Use the pages in the Blue Workbook to introduce students to parallelism. (5-10 min.)
🤖 Engage: Select from the activities below to engage students in learning about parallelism and what they do in computer programs. (35-50 min.)
📓 Reflect: (5 min.)
How to explain parallelism to a friend?
Can you think of any way Parallelism is used in real life?
Unplugged Activity:
Learn about parallelism using this unplugged activity.
Parallelism in Scratch:
Butterflies (single project)
Getting Unstack Parallelism (studio of projects)
Parallelism Project page
Vocabulary
parallelism: sets of instructions that run at the same time
Standards
CA CSS 3-5.AP.12 Create programs that include events, loops, and conditionals.
CA CSS 3-5.AP.17 Test and debug a program or algorithm to ensure it accomplishes the intended task.
CA CSS 3-5.AP.18 Perform different roles when collaborating with peers during the design, implementation, and review stages of program development.