Summary
A short Work It Out Wombats! music video (~2 min). The first step of computational thinking set to music -- stopping to notice and describe a problem before trying to solve it. Free on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
In this Work It Out Wombats! video, the wombats use computational thinking to work out an everyday problem. Use these questions to talk about “What's Going On? Song.”
- Why is it helpful to notice the problem first?
- How would you describe a problem to a friend?
- What is a problem you noticed today?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: notice, problem, describe, observe, think.
Try it: Describe one problem you saw today in a full sentence: "The problem is..."