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Abstraction

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Lesson Tasks

  • Watch the Lesson video
    Make notes if needed.
  • Open your Learning Journal
    Complete Task 1 in your Learning Journal
  • Complete the learning activities
    Make sure you complete the book tasks in your Unit Booklet
  • Complete End of Task Assessment
    Update your learning objectives

What do I need to Learn?

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I need to learn how to understand and explain the term abstraction.

Key Terms

Abstraction Computational thinking Find patterns Generalisation

Task 1 - Getting organised Click to see more


Task: Learning Journal

Open your Learning Journal by clicking on the image below

Learning Journal

Good notes will help you organise and process data and information

Task 1: Fill out your learning Journal.

Open your Learning Journal and complete the task below .

Task 2 - What is Abstraction? Click to see more

Abstraction is removing unnecessary detail to focus on the characteristics that are important.

Cat

Cat Abstraction

What are the necessary features of the cat?

What are the unnecessary features of the cat?

Dog

Dog Abstraction

What are the necessary features of the dog?

What are the unnecessary features of the dog?

Task: Abstraction

Open your student workbook at page 7, complete Tasks 4 & 5

Task 3 - Using Abstraction Click to see more

Task 1: Zombie Appocalypse

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Task Sheet

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Task 4 - Pattern recognition? Click to see more

Task 2: Understanding Abstract patterns

Recognising patterns

To find patterns in problems we look for things that are the same (or very similar) in each problem. It may turn out that no common characteristics exist among problems, but we should still look. Patterns exist among different problems and within individual problems. We need to look for both.

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Task 5 - Algorithmic Thinking Click to see more

Task: Algorithmic Thinking

Open your student workbook at page 10, complete the crossword Task 6

Task 6 - Update Objectives Click to see more

Summing it all up

Lets look at the learning outcomes and decide which one best describes our current level of understanding :

Tick the one you feel is closest to your level

Learning Outcomes I need to learn how to understand and explain the term abstraction.

  • I have a basic understanding of how I can understand and explain the term abstraction. with a little help from my teacher
  • I can show my teacher that I can understand and explain the term abstraction. without their help.
  • I can understand and explain the term abstraction. independently and I can also explain it to others and can complete any extension tasks I am given.

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Task 7 - End of Task Assessment Click to see more

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Computational Thinking