7-8 Digital Technologies: Designing and tracing algorithms

Students learn to design algorithms with sequence, selection, loops and nested control structures, represent them as pseudocode and flowcharts, and trace and test them to find errors.

Modules (39)

1 Algorithm 2 What is Pseudocode 3 Pseudocode Writing Conventions 4 Variable Assignment: x <- value 5 input keyword 6 print keyword 7 Arithmetic Operators in Pseudocode 8 Comparison Operators in Pseudocode 9 Boolean Operators in Pseudocode 10 if-then block 11 if-then-else block 12 else if: chained selection 13 Nested if blocks in pseudocode 14 for loop: for i from 1 to n 15 while loop 16 Repeat-Until loop 17 Counters and accumulators in pseudocode 18 Branching inside a loop 19 A loop inside an if block 20 Nested for loops 21 Nested and mixed iteration 22 Algorithms that use sequence, branching and iteration together 23 Flowcharts 24 Input and output shapes in a flowchart 25 Drawing a sequence in a flowchart 26 Drawing a decision in a flowchart 27 Drawing several alternatives in a flowchart 28 Drawing a nested decision in a flowchart 29 Drawing a loop in a flowchart 30 Drawing a decision inside a loop in a flowchart 31 Turning a flowchart into written steps 32 Trace Tables 33 Tracing selection with a trace table 34 Tracing nested loops 35 Reading and tracing complex pseudocode 36 Choosing test data for an algorithm 37 Boundary test values 38 Finding and fixing a mistake in an algorithm 39 Designing an algorithm for a known user's need

Printables for this journey

Every module above has its own free printable worksheet with an answer key. These crosswords and word searches cover the same terms:

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SC in Schools Python Crossword: What is Python? to Text Adventure Game Design (Modules 64–73) 10 clues · What is Python?, The Code for Schools Editor, Syntax Errors and Debugging, say() function and more

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SC in Schools Python Word Search: What is Python? to Text Adventure Game Design (Modules 64–73) 13 words to find · What is Python?, The Code for Schools Editor, Syntax Errors and Debugging, say() function and more

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VCE Pseudocode Crossword: What is Pseudocode to if-then block (Modules 1–10) 6 clues · What is Pseudocode, Pseudocode Writing Conventions, Variable Assignment: x <- value, input keyword and more

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VCE Pseudocode Crossword: if-then-else block to Reading and tracing complex pseudocode (Modules 11–28) 10 clues · if-then-else block, else if: chained selection, for loop: for i from 1 to n, Nested for loops and more

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VCE Pseudocode Word Search: What is Pseudocode to Reading and tracing complex pseudocode (Modules 1–28) 20 words to find · What is Pseudocode, Pseudocode Writing Conventions, Variable Assignment: x <- value, input keyword and more

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Years 5–6 Creating Digital Solutions Crossword: Defining problems and requirements and Designing algorithms with branching and iteration (Modules 1–10) 10 clues · What is a problem a digital system can solve?, User need, Writing a problem statement, Functional requirements and more

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Years 5–6 Creating Digital Solutions Crossword: Designing algorithms with branching and iteration and Designing user interfaces (Modules 21–30) 10 clues · Branching inside a loop, Algorithms that use sequence, branching and iteration together, Drawing a sequence in a flowchart, Drawing a decision in a flowchart and more

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Years 5–6 Creating Digital Solutions Word Search: Defining problems and requirements and Designing algorithms with branching and iteration (Modules 1–20) 20 words to find · What is a problem a digital system can solve?, User need, Writing a problem statement, Functional requirements and more

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Years 5–6 Creating Digital Solutions Word Search: Designing algorithms with branching and iteration and Designing user interfaces (Modules 21–40) 20 words to find · Branching inside a loop, Algorithms that use sequence, branching and iteration together, Drawing a sequence in a flowchart, Drawing a decision in a flowchart and more

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VCE Software Development U3O1 Crossword: Naming conventions and internal documentation and Pseudocode (Modules 48–71) 10 clues · Camel casing, Snake casing, Hungarian notation for variables, Hungarian notation for interface controls and more

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VCE Software Development U3O1 Crossword: Errors and debugging and Testing modules (Modules 168–177) 10 clues · Debugging a program with print() and trace tables, Setting a breakpoint, Stepping through code and watching variables, Tracing nested loops and more

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VCE Software Development U3O1 Word Search: Requirements and design tools to Pseudocode (Modules 10–71) 21 words to find · Data dictionary, Writing a data dictionary entry, Designing classes with a class diagram, Object descriptions and more

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VCE Software Development U3O1 Word Search: Errors and debugging to Artificial intelligence in programming (Modules 168–193) 20 words to find · Debugging a program with print() and trace tables, Setting a breakpoint, Stepping through code and watching variables, Tracing nested loops and more

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Crossword: Defining and decomposing problems and Designing and tracing algorithms (Modules 3–47) 10 clues · Interviewing a user, Decomposing a problem into sub-problems, Decomposition diagrams, Non-functional requirements and more

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Crossword: Designing and tracing algorithms to Evaluating digital solutions (Modules 50–125) 10 clues · Choosing test data for an algorithm, Storyboarding a user's path through a system, Comparing alternative designs with a criteria table, Running a Python program and more

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Word Search: Defining and decomposing problems to Evaluating digital solutions (Modules 3–125) 21 words to find · Interviewing a user, Decomposing a problem into sub-problems, Decomposition diagrams, Non-functional requirements and more

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What year level is this for?

This curriculum is aligned to the Australian Curriculum (ACARA) and Victorian Curriculum, spanning roughly Years 3 to 10 — from first sequencing and variables through to object-oriented programming and advanced data structures. Start wherever matches your class's current level; each module builds on the last.

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Is this aligned to a curriculum?

Yes — the module sequence is mapped to the Australian Curriculum (ACARA) and Victorian Curriculum, and a class's progress is reported back against those curriculum bands (e.g. ACARA Years 5–6 sequencing and iteration, Years 7–8 functions and data structures), not just a generic difficulty scale.

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