Computational Thinking

1. Evaluation

1.1. After solving a word problem, asking yourself if the solution makes sense: i.e. if you found the area of a square to be negative 25 square inches, you should check your work.

1.2. Could I have done this process in less steps/a more efficient way?

2. Organizing Data

2.1. Creating bar graphs, pie charts, scatter plots, etc. from data

2.2. For teachers: filing grades

2.3. For students: keeping track of due dates/upcoming assessments

3. Abstraction

3.1. Identifying the items you need vs. already have on your weekly grocery list

3.2. Crossing out extra/unnecessary information in a word problem and highlighting the important/key words

4. Logical Reasoning

4.1. Wordle! (Puzzles)

4.2. Word Problems

5. Decomposition

5.1. Making a grocery list for a recipe

5.2. Breaking down parts from a word problem

5.3. Lesson planning: identifying the important concepts of the unit

6. Designing Algorithms

6.1. Listing the steps for solving equations

6.2. Following/creating a recipe

6.3. Making a youtube tutorial for how to train your dog to sit

7. Identifying Patterns/Generalization

7.1. Using similarities in math problems to come up with a general formula to apply to all problems

7.2. Knitting/crocheting (completing the same 2-3 steps over and over)