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Art algorithms

Lesson 2 of 4

MakeCode

7-11 yrs

In this ‘unplugged’ lesson, pupils recap their understanding of algorithms before writing their own algorithms to show how they created their nature representations in lesson 1 of the 'Nature art' unit.

Key learning:

  • To know and understand what algorithms are
  • To write algorithms with clear instructions
  • To test and debug algorithms

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