To kick off computer science class, students participated in a challenge that tested their problem-solving and teamwork skills. The class was divided into two categories: "writers" and the "doers," each working in different rooms.
ROUND ONE - THE WRITERS
In the first round, the small groups acting as writers were given a pre-assembled model. Their task was to write detailed instructions on how to recreate it, simulating the role of "programmer."
ROUND TWO - THE DOERS
In the second round, the groups acting as doers received a bag of unassembled pieces and the writers' instructions. Since they couldn’t see the original model, they had to build it relying solely on the instructions, simulating the role of a "computer."
THE RESULTS
After both groups finished their tasks, the doers compared their creations to the writers' models to see which one most accurately matched the original design. This fun project was a great lesson on communication and how computers rely on precise instructions!