In this module, participants will define algorithms and algorithmic principles. They will be given the opportunity to identify and make connections to algorithms in their work and life. In the second project, participants will register for a teacher account on Scratch and follow a step-by-step tutorial that will walk them through some essential Scratch functions. 

This will allow us to jump into block-based coding with some background knowledge of Computational Thinking! Key is to tinker and reflect not to produce a finished coding project!

Step through the following tutorials about algorithms.

Then, please read this article to learn more about how Scratch and language arts integration can occur in the elementary classroom.

On this discussion thread, reflect by responding to one or more of the prompts below.

What is an algorithm?