CT Principle How you would define it How would it manifest in your
(in your own words) class
Gathering information to answer
Data Collection specific questions
Evaluating data with the goal of
Data Analysis finding out useful information
How to visually show the data
Data Representation you have collected and
analyzed
Breaking down a problem into
Problem Decomposition more familiar and easier steps.
Generalizing the way one
Abstraction solves one problem and being
able to use similar methods to
solve other problems that are
somewhat alike.
A set of steps or instructions to
Algorithms and Procedures solve a problem
Using technology to simply
Automation solving a problem
Dividing data among students or
Parallelization running multiple experiments at
the same time
Find a different way to find or
Simulation display data
Students will grow a bean plant
in the dark and one in the
sunlight. Gather growth data
every few days.
Students will compare the
growth of the two different
plants and think about reasons
why it is different.
Students will show on one
graph the growth of the two
different plants to compare and
design graph on Google Slides
to present to the class (Make
graph by hand first).
Students will create a list of
steps they are using to collect
data, analyze data, and make
their graph and presentation. By
using steps instead of trying to
do it all at once, it will simplify
the process and make it less
daunting.
Students will summarize their
findings and use their data to
find other plants or scientific
concepts that have similar
growth patterns.
Students will create and use a
set of steps required to gather
and graph their data. It will be a
general set of instructions that
can be used in abstraction to
apply to other problems or
concepts as well.
Students can enter data into
Excel to create their graph and
compare their data instead of
making it by hand.
Different groups of students will
all have two different plants and
collect their data, then compile
all of the data together at the
end for a more accurate data
set and comparison.
Students will create an
animation showing the two
plants growth over time.