The document discusses computational thinking concepts like decomposition, patterns, abstraction, and algorithms. It explains that decomposition involves breaking problems into smaller tasks. Patterns look for commonalities between groups. Abstraction removes details to focus on key aspects. Algorithms provide step-by-step instructions to solve problems. As an example, students are asked to create a monster using different body parts and then write an algorithm with blanks for others to follow to draw the same monster.

1. Computational Thinking

2. Decompose:
• Break it up into smaller tasks

3. Patterns:
• What are some things the monsters
have in common?
• What are things that are similar
between monsters of certain groups?

4. Abstraction:
• take out the details.
★1 monster may have Wackus Eyes,
while another has Spritem Eyes, but
they both have eyes.
★That means we could say that “This
monster has _______ eyes.”

5. Algorithm:
• How can we put everything together to
make a list of instructions for someone
else to follow. Like a recipe.

6. On your paper create:
• Create the following monster:
✴Draw a Wackum head
✴Draw Vegitas eyes
✴Draw a Wackum nose
✴Draw InHideum (means it’s missing)
nose
✴Draw a Spritem mouth

7. Write an algorithm
• Write an algorithm for someone else to draw your
monster. You need to write the following filling in
the blanks: (InHideum means missing)
✴Draw a _______ head
✴Draw _______ eyes
✴Draw a _______ nose
✴Draw ________nose
✴Draw a ________ mouth