1. Shared by Bonita and Judith

2. Watch the
video which
shows how the
Merge Sorting
method works
and take notes
on the Work
Sheet
provided

3.  List the array of numbers
 Continually split the list in half
 Don’t worry if you have an odd list of numbers
 Split the list from the middle, then split down
into individual lists such as 2, 4, 8
 Repeated merge pairs of list previously created

4.  Put the numbers in pairs, adjacent to each
other with the lowest number first
 Each list is sorted in 2, then merge the list
again to create 2 lists with the numbers
sorted
 The merge the numbered list to create one
large sorted list

6. CAN WE HAVE VOLUNTEER????
YOU ARE THE MERGE SORTER
THE REST OF YOU ARE THE NUMBERS

8.  What is Merge Sorting?
 What are rules for Merge Sorting?
 How do you know when Merge Sorting is
complete?
 Are there any comparisons between the
Scratch and Python programs?