{"id":22059,"date":"2025-08-21T11:38:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T06:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/?post_type=ai-courses&#038;p=22059"},"modified":"2025-09-09T18:54:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:24:28","slug":"computational-thinking","status":"publish","type":"ai-courses","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/ai-literacy-skills\/computational-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Computational Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Lesson 4: Computational Thinking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lesson-overview\">Lesson overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this lesson, you\u2019ll explore what it means to think computationally and how that\u2019s different from just searching for information. You\u2019ll learn how LLMs (like ChatGPT and Claude) respond differently than search engines and use the Brockman Prompt as a tool to help structure your thinking. Students will practice breaking big problems into smaller steps and thinking logically to get more useful, accurate, or creative responses from AI tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As a teacher, watch the <strong>Computational Thinking<\/strong> video independently first.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Before watching the video with your class:<br><strong>With students under 13:<\/strong>\u2028<br>Do a quick warm-up challenge. As a class, write a simple AI prompt to help design a fun playground. Use the prompt with AI and review the result together. Save or screenshot the response for later comparison.<br><strong>With students over 13:<\/strong>\u2028<br>Invite the class to share creative or interesting ways they\u2019ve used AI outside of school. This might include anything from writing poems to planning workouts to coding help. Then, have each student choose one idea they\u2019re curious to explore further. Ask them to write a basic prompt for that idea, try it with AI, and note what the response is like.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As a class, watch the video together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete Exercise 4: Practice with the Brockman Prompt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lesson-objectives\">Lesson objectives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-margin\">By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Describe the difference between a search engine and an LLM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explain the value of computational thinking when working with AI.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the Brockman Prompt to break a complex task into smaller steps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-video-4-computational-thinking\">Video 4: Computational Thinking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/b3xigq02rn.jsonp\" async><\/script>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script>\n<div class=\"video-wistia\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\">\n  <div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\">\n    <div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_b3xigq02rn videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\">\n      <div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/b3xigq02rn\/swatch\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-exercise-4-practice-with-the-brockman-prompt\">Exercise 4: Practice with the Brockman Prompt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Lesson resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1nnH8Bv7izwaL9bU5f7MBT6pTjsTRCIL3\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Brockman Prompt 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1jSLwZNNNdriRkeVheSv8dp_jIpai0QFy\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Brockman Prompt 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Students under 13: Design a New Playground \u2013 Brockman Prompt Challenge<br>Step 1: Build Your Prompt<br><\/strong>In pairs or groups of three, fill out the Brockman Prompt template to ask AI for help designing a new playground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: Read and Vote<br><\/strong>When all groups are done, hang your prompts around the room. Walk around, read each other\u2019s prompts, and vote for your favorite.\u2028Each student gets one vote. This could be a sticker or writing initials on the paper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Test It Out with AI<br><\/strong>The teacher will collect the top three prompts and test them live using AI. Watch how the AI responds to each one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><strong>Step 4: Reflect Together<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Which prompts gave the best results? Why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What made a prompt clear and helpful?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What would you do differently next time?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Students over 13: Practice with the Brockman Prompt<br>Step 1: Warm Up<br><\/strong>Using the same topic from your warm-up activity, rewrite your original prompt using the Brockman Prompt template.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2. Test your new prompt with AI<br><\/strong>Compare the new response with your original.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><strong>Step 3: Reflect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Which prompt gave the best results? Why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What made the second prompt more effective?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What would you change next time?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Teachers: Plan for Differentiation Using the Brockman Prompt<\/strong><br>Think about an upcoming lesson. 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