1. Do it now – PAGE 8
You will find your do it now task in your workbook – look for the start button!
Wednesday, 02 January 2019

2. Home Learning
Submit on paper or on showmyhomework Choose a household item (could be your kettle or toaster) and write a flowchart to show how it works.
DUE:

3. Lighthouse

4. Learning Objective
“Find out how decomposition is used to break down a problem into sub-solutions”
You will find differentiated outcomes for this lesson on the front of your workbook.
Wednesday, 02 January 2019

5. New learning Decomposition Sub-solutions
Breaking down a problem into smaller more managable parts
Find out how decomposition is used to break down a problem into sub-solutions

6. Toaster example Make toast! What can we decompose this into?
Find out how decomposition is used to break down a problem into sub-solutions

7. Independent Task
Read the from Vikki Gilson on page 9. Can you work out the three main sub-solutions for the lighthouse problem? page 9
Find out how decomposition is used to break down a problem into sub-solutions

8. Repeating a section of a flowchart is called?
Learning development
Repeating a section of a flowchart is called?
iteration
Wednesday, 02 January 2019

9. Independent Task
Open flowol and open the lighthouse mimic. Copy the flowchart on p10 completing the missing sections on the symbols
Find out how decomposition is used to break down a problem into sub-solutions

10. Talk Task
Can you find the word for repeating a section of your flowchart until a condition is met?
Can you explain what is meant by a decision symbol?
How would you use a decision symbol to check if the temperature was over 100 degrees?
What symbols are used in the lighthouse flowchart?
How would you improve the lighthouse flowchart?
Based on what you know, how would you explain how the lighthouse knows when to turn off and on the main beam?
Find out how decomposition is used to break down a problem into sub-solutions

11. What do we mean by iteration?
Exit ticket
What do we mean by iteration?
R A G
Find out how decomposition is used to break down a problem into sub-solutions