Sometimes the vocabulary is just over our heads; but what if we relate those words to our experiences? An algorithm - that must be some kind of new music beat.
Not to students at Rowe Lane Elementary. Teacher Kate Balducci provided definitions for some of those words and students realized they were already thinking like a computer scientist. That algorithm, it's just "a list of steps you follow to finish a task". If I can tell you the steps to make a PBJ sandwich am I starting to think like a computer scientist? YES!
What about decompose; isn't that just something from science class?
When you think like a computer scientist you "break a problem down into smaller pieces". Now instead of complaining about your lunch everyday; you work through the problems. Now you won't miss pizza day and mom isn't sending gross ham and american cheese wraps. You make your own turkey, cheddar and lettuce and have a calendar for school lunches you like.
Even better you build and program a robot to make your sandwich from the calendar upload. BAM! You ARE a computer scientist.
Keep trying, keep dreaming, keep innovating. You got this!
Disclaimer: The bloggers views on food are not necessarily those of Pflugerville ISD and in no way are the statements for or against certain types of food meant to influence readers :-)
