DLCS18.7.1

Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

DLCS18.7.1

Create a function to simplify a task.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • an algorithm is the set of commands to complete a task.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • combine several algorithms or tasks as a named function.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • it is more efficient to label an activity or program as a function than to list all of the individual steps or algorithms that make up the function or activity.

COS Examples

Example: Get a writing utensil, get paper, jot notes can collectively be named note taking.““

Aligned Learning Resources

Computer Science Discoveries Unit 1 Chapter 2 Lesson 6: Processing
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 1 Lesson 2: Plotting Shapes (18-19)
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 1 Lesson 3: Drawing in Game Lab (18-19)
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 2 Lesson 19: Functions (18-19)
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 2 Lesson 20: The Game Design Process (18-19)
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 6 Chapter 1 Lesson 9: Make a Game (18-19)
Make a Word Game
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