Let me break it down for you! Introduce your class to a way of breaking up a complicated task into its component pieces. Individuals draw a complex figure using JavaScript and then break it down to help determine the functions needed in order to efficiently create the drawing. 

Concepts

javascript, computer science, computer code, algorithms, design, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide a few symmetrical geometric designs and challenge the class to draw them using JavaScript
• Use the top-down design process to describe an everyday task ,such as getting to school

Classroom Considerations

• The lesson assumes the class members have completed the 3X3 square challenge
• The sixth in a series of 10 resources

Pros

• The lesson plan provides a list of objectives the pupils will be able to do by the end of the lesson
• The lesson begins with a discussion about what efficiency means

Cons

• The overview is the same as the overview in lesson five