UNIT PLAN (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)

Unit Title: PROBLEM-SOLVING

Unit Summary
This unit deals with the skills and knowledge required for the students to have an
understanding of the fundamental principles and practices of problem-solving on
the computer

Curriculum Links
The curriculum areas which this unit will cover is CSEC Information Technology
Section 2 Specific Objectives 1-4

Year Level: Form 4 CSEC

Approximate Time Needed: Total (6) lessons spread over 35-min periods

Standards/Syllabus Outcomes

On completion of this Unit, students should have an understanding of the

fundamental principles and practices of problem-solving to apply later on when
they are implementing programs.
Curriculum-Framing Questions
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Essential Question

Essential Question
How do you find a solution to a problem?

Unit Questions

Unit Questions
1. How do you identify a problem?
2. Are there steps in solving a problem?

Content Questions

Content Questions
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Before Unit Work Begins

K-W-L sheet
(gauging)

What are the steps in solving a problem?

Why do you need steps to solve a problem?
How do you come up with a solution?
What are the different parts of a problem?
What is data?
How is data stored?
What is a constant?
What is a variable?
What are the different types of data?

While Students Work

on Unit
think-pair-share sheet
(investigating)

Students will be allowed to

Students are
use the K-W-L sheet to gauge

After Unit Work

Ends

assessment/test
(demonstrate
understanding)
Students will be tested to
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their learning outcomes

before, during and after the
lessons by completing this
model

Unit Details

allowed to work
assess whether learning
with other students took place. This will take
the form of journals,
while learning
summative tests

Unit Details
1. Why do you need steps to solve a problem?
2. What are the steps in solving a problem
Identify the steps required to solve a
problem.
Explain each of the steps required in
solving a problem.
3. What are the different parts of a problem?
Break down a problem into pars and
identifying each part
Identify the importance of each part
4. What is data?
Explain the importance of data as it
relates to problem solving
Identify and distinguish a constant from
a variable.
5. What are the different types of data?
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State and identify the various data types

Explain giving examples the different
types of data

Student Prerequisite Skills

Student Prerequisite Skills

Computer literacy skills
Research, and communication skills
Basic arithmetic skills

Students Prior
Knowledge

Students Prior Knowledge

Fundamentals of computer hardware
components specifically data storage
Basic Arithmetic Operations

Teachers Processional
Learning

Teachers Processional Learning

Knowledge of Problem solving and problem
solving of computer programs
Computer literacy skills

Teaching and Learning Activities

Strategies K-W-L , questioning, think-pair-share, brainstorming, pair and group
activity and assessment, role playing, observation, active learning, rubrics
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Accommodations for Diverse Needs

Students with Special Needs
Weaker Students The more competent students will be paired with the weaker
students so that additional assistance can be given (Peer Teaching).
The teacher will make himself/ herself available to students during break time and
lunch time periods
Gifted Students
Challenge these student with more complex activity sheets
These students would be allowed to visit online websites that gives more practice
exercises on the topic

Materials and Resources Required for Unit

Technology Hardware

Technology Hardware
Computer with Internet access
Projector

Technology Software

Technology Software
Windows Vista
Microsoft Office (MS Word, MS PowerPoint)
Youtube
Podcasts

Printed Materials

Printed Materials
activity sheets
Brainstorming sheets
think-pair-share sheets
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questioning sheets
test sheets
picture cut-outs
rubric

Other Resources

Other Resources
Classroom with movable furniture
White board and markers
Textbook Log on to IT for CSEC Birbal, R.
and Taylor, M.
Textbook- Information Technology for CSEC- K.
Reid, D. Dinesan, R. Khan

Unit Author
First and Last Name

Group 4

School District
School Name
School Address

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