Computational Thinking

Computing: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 3.1.1

Computational Thinking

What is computational thinking?

What is computational thinking?

  • Computational thinking is a way of solving a task by breaking it into smaller parts.
Simple steps

Simple steps

  • Computational thinking gives you clear steps to solve a problem.
  • These steps can be followed in order.
No computer required!

No computer required!

  • You do not need a computer to do computational thinking!

Test yourself on Computational Thinking

  • Do you need a computer to do computational thinking?

  • What type of thinking breaks a task into chunks and gives clear steps to follow?

  • What does computational thinking help you do?

  • What is computational thinking?

  • What does computational thinking do?

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