Years 5–6 Creating Digital Solutions Crossword: Designing algorithms with branching and iteration and Designing user interfaces (Modules 21–30)
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Read each clue and write the matching term in the grid. Numbers in brackets show the letters in each word.
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- 3. The part of a digital system that you see and use. You give input by touching, clicking or typing, and the screen shows you output. Word 2 of: user _________ (9)
- 6. Word 2 of the term in 5 Down: _______ _________ (9)
- 7. Most algorithms mix steps in order (______), decisions (branch) and repeats (loop). When you read an algorithm, you can label each part and explain it in your own words. Word 1 of: ________, branch, loop (8)
- 8. Word 3 of the term in 1 Down: IF ______ ______ (6)
- 9. A diamond shape in a flowchart that holds a yes/no question. One arrow labelled Yes and one labelled No lead to different steps, and the paths can join up again later. Word 1 of: ________ diamond (8)
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- 1. An IF placed ______ a ______ is checked again on every repetition, so each pass through the loop can take a different path. Word 2 of: IF ______ ______ (6)
- 2. Changing a flowchart into written ______: a diamond becomes IF or a loop condition, a back arrow becomes REPEAT, then check both versions do the same thing. Word 3 of: _________ to _____ (5)
- 4. A line of rectangles joined by arrows from the Start oval to the End oval, with one arrow in and one arrow out of each step. Each step is a short action phrase. Word 1 of: _________ ________ (9)
- 5. Putting one decision diamond after another, so a No arrow leads to the next diamond. This lets a flowchart choose between three or more paths, and every path reaches End. Word 1 of: _______ _________ (7)
- 6. Start with the user's problem, list the steps the solution must do, then add any decisions and repeats. Think about what the user puts in and needs out, and test the steps with them. Word 1 of: ______ an algorithm (6)
Answer Key
Years 5–6 Creating Digital Solutions · Modules 21–30
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3INTERFACE — The part of a digital system that you see and use. You give input by touching, clicking or typing, and the screen shows you output. Word 2 of: user _________
6DECISIONS — Word 2 of the term in 5 Down: _______ _________
7SEQUENCE — Most algorithms mix steps in order (______), decisions (branch) and repeats (loop). When you read an algorithm, you can label each part and explain it in your own words. Word 1 of: ________, branch, loop
8REPEAT — Word 3 of the term in 1 Down: IF ______ ______
9DECISION — A diamond shape in a flowchart that holds a yes/no question. One arrow labelled Yes and one labelled No lead to different steps, and the paths can join up again later. Word 1 of: ________ diamond
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1INSIDE — An IF placed ______ a ______ is checked again on every repetition, so each pass through the loop can take a different path. Word 2 of: IF ______ ______
2STEPS — Changing a flowchart into written ______: a diamond becomes IF or a loop condition, a back arrow becomes REPEAT, then check both versions do the same thing. Word 3 of: _________ to _____
4FLOWCHART — A line of rectangles joined by arrows from the Start oval to the End oval, with one arrow in and one arrow out of each step. Each step is a short action phrase. Word 1 of: _________ ________
5CHAINED — Putting one decision diamond after another, so a No arrow leads to the next diamond. This lets a flowchart choose between three or more paths, and every path reaches End. Word 1 of: _______ _________
6DESIGN — Start with the user's problem, list the steps the solution must do, then add any decisions and repeats. Think about what the user puts in and needs out, and test the steps with them. Word 1 of: ______ an algorithm