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Book SynopsisTeaching primary computingwithoutcomputers?The Computing curriculum is a challenge for primary school teachers. The realities of primary school resources mean limited access to computer hardware. But computing is about more than computers. Important aspects of
the fundamental principles and concepts of computer sciencecan be taught without any hardware. Children can learn to
analyse problems and computational termsand
apply computational thinking to solve problemswithout turning on a computer.
This book shows youhow you can teach computing through unplugged' activities. It provides lesson examples and everyday activities to help teachers and pupils explore computing concepts in a concrete way, accelerating their understanding and grasp of key ideas such as abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation. The unplugged approach isphysical and collaborative, usingkin
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