Starting with a quick recap of computational thinking, these resources quickly build programming skills using a free browser based VB.NET editing platform (no installs required). Students use Scratch to investigate iteration and changing variables via a bouncing ball, then branching or selection via a maze escaping robot. We then move onto the serious business of data structures and procedures. Algorithms for sorting and searching through lists and arrays are built and compared, then a simple game designed and created. Programming techniques are introduced gradually, with a huge number of practical tasks developing confidence. The extension tasks included throughout allow you to challenge those with highest computational abilities. The technical concepts of objects, classes and modular programs are discussed as part of an introduction to Object Oriented Programming and we finish by introducing an IDE. Full programming solutions are included for all tasks.<\/p>\n
Files: Computational Thinking \/ Control Flow in Algorithms \/ Flowcharts and Pseudocode \/ Iteration in Scratch \/ Robot Maze in Scratch \/ Programming Languages \/ Data Types and Variables \/ Commenting \/ Errors and Tracing \/ Built-In Functions \/ Lists \/ Sorting Lists \/ Searching Lists \/ Arrays \/ Procedures and Modules \/ Creating Procedures \/ Scope \/ Object Oriented Programming \/ Creating a Game \/ VBA \/ Visual Studio<\/p>\n