Follow and create algorithms: Year 5 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 5 is for the topic of Follow and create algorithms. Students create, follow, and modify algorithms involving a sequence of steps and decisions to experiment with multiplication and division, factors and multiples, and the relationship of these to divisibility. Students use digital tools such as spreadsheets and calculators to apply algorithms for divisibility and describe and explain any emerging number patterns.

Resource details
Year level
Year 5
Purpose
Planning Teaching resource Teaching strategies Student activities
Strand
Number
Topic
Computational thinking Algorithms
Audience
Teachers
Format
Webpage
Australian Curriculum code
AC9M5N10
Numeracy progression
Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P5)
Publisher
Commonwealth of Australia
Copyright
© 2023 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated
Other terms
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