Success Criteria:
Students will determine the algorithm used in a song about creating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Students will create their own algorithm for a sandwich of their choosing.
Vocabulary:
step - one of multiple actions in a sequence
sequence - events arranged in a specific order, from beginning to end
algorithm - a list of steps to finish a task
loops - to repeat a set of instructions
events - a set of instructions that cause an action to occur.
What is the Algorithm to Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich?
Challenge 1:
Using the Action Cards and what you remember can you create the Algorithm to make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich?
Dicussion:
Was it hard? Easy?
How detailed were you?
How accurate were you?
Challenge 2:
Let's Try Again and this time REMEMBER we have to be VERY SPECIFIC and VERY DETIALED in our ALGORITHM.
Challenge 3:
Now it's Your Turn!
Can YOU write an Algorithm for YOUR Favorite Sandwich?
First, Let's Brainstorm some different types of Sandwiches.
Now that we have Sandwichs on our minds, let's take a look at your Activity Sheet.
Review:
What did you have to do to plan your sandwich algorithm?
Did you have to change anything about your algorithm once you started creating your sandwich?