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Impacts and Digital Literacy · Autumn Term

Decomposition: Breaking Down Problems

Breaking complex problems into smaller parts and removing unnecessary detail to focus on the core issue.

Key Questions

  1. Analyze how to break the process of making a sandwich into steps for a robot.
  2. Design a decomposition strategy for planning a school event.
  3. Evaluate the benefits of decomposition for managing complex tasks.

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS3: Computing - Computational Thinking
Year: Year 7
Subject: Computing
Unit: Impacts and Digital Literacy
Period: Autumn Term

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