And thus the story ends. After a betrayal by her robot companion, the heroine of the story must find a way through a maze. Successful completion of the maze unlocks a crystal that will help save the world. By watching the video, pupils learn how to conduct a depth-first search to create an algorithm to map a maze.

Concepts

computer science, conditional statements, algorithms, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the discussion question as a journal prompt
  

Classroom Considerations

• Learners should be familiar with concepts from the previous episodes
• The last episode in the Think Like a Coder series
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides some links to additional resources on computer coding
• Cool graphics help keep viewer interested
  

Cons

• None