SHS1 Robotics · Semester 2 Week 8: Higher Order Design Thinking

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 1.3.1.LI.2 - Define solutions to fundamental automated and robotic problems using algorithms, pseudocodes, and flowchart diagrams.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Restate a fundamental automated or robotic problem in their own words, identifying the main goal and constraints.
Construct a step-by-step algorithm that solves a given problem, with steps in the correct logical order.
Translate a simple algorithm into a pseudocode format using standard keywords such as START, INPUT, PROCESS, DECISION, and OUTPUT.
Draw a flowchart diagram using the correct symbols (oval, rectangle, diamond, parallelogram, arrow) to represent the flow of inputs through processes to outputs.
Compare an algorithm, a pseudocode, and a flowchart for the same problem and verify that all three represent the same solution, making corrections where they disagree.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Robot Construction and Programming (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Higher Order Design Thinking (3.1)
Content standard: 1.3.1.CS.1 - 1.3.1.CS.1 Demonstrate higher-order thinking (HOT - Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation) in solving programming problems. 1.3.1.LO.1 Use flowchart diagrams to implement algorithms for solutions to basic problems.
Indicator: 1.3.1.LI.2 - Define solutions to fundamental automated and robotic problems using algorithms, pseudocodes, and flowchart diagrams.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 8 (Week 28 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

strand name - printed with an ampersand in this year and spelled out in Year 2 and in the scope and sequence; renamed to the scope form. Printed form: Robot Construction & Programming
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 57

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Problem-Based Learning: Use flowcharts, pseudo-codes and algorithms to represent the flow of inputs through processes to outputs as determined in the learning experience of indicator

Assessment (1.3.1.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Selected global robotics challenge
- Flowcharts
- Flip Charts
- Online flowcharting tools