In this series, a teenage girl learns to write effective instructions for her friend Computer Head using basic programming concepts.
These clips are from the series How to Think Like a Computer.
Suitable for: KS3 and KS4 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and National 4 and 5 in Scotland.
Algorithms. video
Why do computer programs use algorithms?
What is decomposition? video
A teenage programmer discovers how decomposition works through trial and error.
Pattern Recognition. video
A teenage programmer is giving her computer instructions on making a sandwich.
What is abstraction? video
A teenage programmer finds out how to use abstraction in programming.
Checking your algorithm. video
A teenage programmer tests a set of instructions she has written to get her computer to mop the floor.
Searching Algorithms. video
A teenage programmer tests how different types of algorithms can be used to speed up searching her massive music collection.
Sorting Algorithms. video
A teenage programmer enlists her computer friend to help her sort through photos and put them in a album.
Search Engines. video
A teenage programmer explains to her computer friend how search engines can be used to filter through information more efficiently.
Online Safety. video
A teenage programmer (Ada) learns the importance of of being safe online with her friend Computer Head.
Bias & Reliability. video
A teenage programmer (Ada) asks her computer friend an everyday question to test any bias from the search results offered.
Where next?
Other Side of the Story: News and media literacy resources. collection
Discover what media literacy is and how to teach media literacy with these downloadable interactive secondary KS3 and KS4 resources from the Bitesize campaign Other Side of the Story.
Bitesize
Use these Bitesize resources to set homework, independent study tasks or to consolidate learning for your pupils.
Newsround
The latest news stories from Newsround to share in the classroom.
