Visual to text coding: Lesson 1
This is the first in a series of lessons to transition from visual coding to text-based coding with a general-purpose programming language. This lesson may take two to three 45-minute periods. It introduces how to create variables, get user input and perform maths operations.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6, 7-8 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Data representation, Implementation (programming), Specification (decomposing problems) |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration
AC9TDI8P05
Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode
AC9TDI8P06
Trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors |
| Keywords | Programming, Coding, Data representation, Jason Vearing, Nathan Alison, Scratch, Python, Javascript, flowchart, variables |
| Organisation | ESA |
| Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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