Unplugged Activity | Graph Paper Programming
This lesson is called "Graph Paper Programming"
and it's all about algorithms. Today we're going to learn how to write programs that
show each other how to recreate simple black and white images, using only hand drawn arrows.
An algorithm is a list of instructions for completing a task. We'll follow this set of
instructions to make the bowl. Algorithms are really helpful when you need someone else
to understand how to do something. If you're writing an algorithm for a computer, you have
to break it down to little tiny steps. So finish this row and go to the next, then the
next one, and you'll be done. I use algorithms in my work. If I write down all of the steps
I can recreate that same piece again, or I can teach someone else to do it. Put the glass
in the kiln, fuse it together, follow the rest of the instructions to make the bowl.
Algorithms give you a road map for getting something done.