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.
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| Year level(s) | Year 3 |
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| 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 |
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| 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)
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Copyright | © 2023 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated |
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