Abstraction: Focusing on Essentials
Students will learn to identify and remove unnecessary details to focus on the essential aspects of a problem.
Key Questions
- Which details are essential when creating a map of the school and which can be ignored?
- Explain how abstraction helps us manage complex systems like the internet.
- Construct an abstract model for a simple real-world system, like a vending machine.
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
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