Computational Thinking and Problem Solving

Computational Thinking and Problem Solving

Computational thinking, algorithms, decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction and problem solving

An EU Code Week Learning Bit that introduces computational thinking and shows how it can support problem solving across subjects. It includes an instructional video, a downloadable video script and three ready-to-use lesson plans for primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education, including Acquaintance with Algorithms for lower secondary. Available in English.

Miles Berry

EU Code Week Learning Bits

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n.d.; current resource accessed September 2026

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EU Code Week training resources and classroom activities

Web Learning Bit, video, downloadable script and lesson plans

English

Teacher training micro-resource / lesson-plan collection

Europe and international users; primary, lower-secondary and upper-secondary education