Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Apply computational thinking concepts in solving a computational problem
• Apply pseudocode or flowchart to implement the logic of a program

Lesson 1 of 7: What Is Computational Thinking?

Let's watch a video to see what others are saying.

What is Computational Thinking? (about 6 mins)

Computational Thinking is a problem solving process that that involves expressing problems and their solutions in ways that a computer could execute. It can be used to support problem solving across all disciplines. It consists of 4 elements:

• Decomposition
• Pattern Recognition
• Abstraction
• Algorithm

Computational Thinking in Practice

Example 1

This video shows how we can use computational thinking to solve a mathematical problem.

How Computation Think can be used? (about 6 mins)

Example 2

Let's apply computational thinking to bake cakes.