Lesson 5
Break it Down!
Agenda
Agenda
- Warm-up: "The Farmer Plants the Seeds" (10 minutes)
- Main Activity: "Funky Robot" (15 minutes)
- Debrief: Celebrate earning the Decomposition badge. (5 minutes)
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
- decomposition: breaking down a problem into smaller pieces.
- modularity: breaking down a large task into smaller steps that you can recombine later to build something more complex. (Definition from Scratch Jr. Coding Cards.)
Standards
Standards
- CA CSS K-2.AP.13 - Decompose the steps needed to solve a problem into a sequence of instructions.
- CA CSS K-2.AP.15 - Give attribution when using the ideas and creations of others while developing programs.
- CA CSS K-2.AP.16 - Debug errors in an algorithm or program that includes sequences and simple loops.
- CA CSS K-2.AP.17 - Describe the steps taken and choices made during the iterative process of program development.
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Teacher-Created Resources
Teacher-Created Resources
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