Storm survivor: Input, decision-making and loops
Students use a visual programming language to create a game or quiz to help members of a community prepare for a severe weather event.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Specification (decomposing problems) |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration
AC9TDI6P05
Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input
AC9TDI6P06
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria and user stories and their broader community impact |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Scratch |
| Keywords | Visual programming, coding, Scratch, Quiz, Natural disasters, Programming, Algorithms, Repetition, Loops, Branching, User input |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | HASS, Digital Literacy |
| Organisation | ESA |
| Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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