Is Computational Thinking just a new trend? No, it’s simply a “good plan!”
The Story: Grandpa Jacques is planning a trip from Lyon to Vienna. He’s not a fan of complicated apps, but his mind works like a Swiss watch. How does he do it? Decomposition(Division): Jacques doesn’t look at the route as a whole. He breaks it down into stages: getting to the station, changing trains in Munich, and checking into the hotel.Abstraction (the heart of the matter): When he looks at the train map, he ignores the colors of forests or rivers. He focuses on only one thing: the transfer time. The rest is noise.Pattern Recognition: Jacques knows that trains on this route are often 5 minutes late, so he always plans to have a coffee at the station between connections. He uses his experience to predict the future.Algorithm (Instructions): He…
