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in reply to OT: Teaching Second Graders Programming
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Get a loaf of bread, a butter knife, a jar of peanut butter and a jar of your favorite jelly. Place them on a table, unopened, and ask the class to instruct you how to make a PBJ. Follow their instructions literally, as a computer would, and much hilarity will ensue. Hopefully, it will help them understand the idea that computer don't "know" anything except what they are told. |
Re^2: OT: Teaching Second Graders Programming
by Limbic~Region (Chancellor) on Mar 27, 2014 at 13:47 UTC
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hominid,
I love it. Unless someone suggests something better, I will probably go with this for during the presentation and include the "secret message" in the hand-outs for working on later. Depending on how many adult/teacher aids are in the class with me, I may also try the live bubble sort but breaking down the class into groups so there is no more than 6 in each group.
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