Objectives
Students need to determine which is more applicable/useful for this application: Program or Function. At the same time, students are learning about algorithms, recursion, building concepts towards loop structures and more. The end result is a beautiful graph.
Vocabulary
- Function
- Program
- If Then
- Variable
About the Lesson
Unit 3 - Application (10 Minutes of Code). This activity uses the same sequence as the "Fly Straight" activity. The code uses a reduced instruction set to align with the 10 Minutes of Code series. In the absence of a loop structure, students are able to use the recursive nature of the spreadsheet which in turn, helps students understand 'loop' structures (repitition). The task includes an option to extend the mathematical content.