Follow and create algorithms: Year 3 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 3 is for the topic of Follow and create algorithms. Students create and follow algorithms involving a short sequence of steps to generate number patterns. They use digital tools such as spreadsheets and calculators to explore algorithms with larger sets of numbers. Students identify any patterns generated and describe and explain them.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 3
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Planning support, Teaching resource, Teaching strategies, Student task, Home practice tasks
Format	Web page
Keywords	lesson plans, assessment task, teaching strategies, pedagogies, Australian Curriculum, learning from home, misconceptions
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Number
Topics	Computational thinking, Algorithms
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M3N07 Follow and create algorithms involving a sequence of steps and decisions to investigate numbers; describe any emerging patterns
Numeracy progression	Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P3)
Copyright details
Organisation	Commonwealth of Australia
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