Lesson 1: What is an Algorithm?

Welcome to the first lesson! We’ll be learning about what an algorithm is and exploring different types of algorithms online and in real life.

Below is a short video introduction to the lesson (0:43 mins).

(Vimeo video link here)

You can find the slides at the link below, either as Google Slides or as an Adobe PDF download.

Student Resources

Below are student resources referenced in the slides. Teachers may find it useful to review and print out class copies etc. before the lesson.

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Pre-assessment Activity (1 per student)Google Doc, MS Word, PDF
Behind-the-News Video Brainstorm A3 sheet (1 per 3 – 4 students)Google Doc, MS Word, PDF
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