Programming 1: Algorithms and debugging

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This unit has been replaced by the unit *New* Programming 1: Algorithms and debugging. It will move to our Content archive in April 2027. It will remain permanently available but will not be updated in line with curriculum or website developments.

Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Decompose a game to predict the algorithms.
  • Give a definition for ‘decomposition’.
  • Write clear and precise algorithms.
  • Create algorithms to solve problems.
  • Use loops in their algorithms to make their code more efficient.
  • Explain what abstraction is.

Suggested prior learning

Programming 1: Algorithms unplugged

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Dinosaur algorithm

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Lesson 2: Machine learning

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Lesson 3: Through the maze

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Lesson 4: Making maps

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Lesson 5: Unplugged debugging

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Key skills

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Key knowledge

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Key vocabulary

abstraction

algorithm

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Cross-curricular opportunities

English: Spoken language, Writing – composition

Maths: Geometry – position and direction

Geography: Geographical skills and fieldwork

 

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