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TED Talk Future Skills Unit 5 - Computational Thinking | 2-Week Curriculum

TED Talk Future Skills Unit 5 - Computational Thinking | 2-Week Curriculum

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Classroom Use at a Glance

Two-week Future Skills Unit 5 for grades 9–12 with 10 TED/TED-Ed video lessons on algorithms, conditionals, state, representation, generalization, efficiency, recursion, dependency ordering, graph search, backtracking, and debugging; includes W09, W10, and U05 assessments plus teacher guides, worksheets, answer keys, self-graded quizzes, and print/digital options.

Resource type
YouTube Video Lesson Bundle
Grade band
Grades 9–12
Rating
Not Rated
Time required
2-Week Curriculum; 10 Instructional Days
Prep level
No Prep
Subject
Math Science
Classroom use
Sub Plans Review Whole-Class Instruction Flipped Classroom Independent Work
Includes
Teacher Guide Student Worksheet Answer Key Google Forms Quiz Start Here PDF
Tech format
PDF Google Forms Google Docs Microsoft Word/DOCX Google Classroom Ready

Teach two focused weeks of high-school Future Skills with Unit 5 - Computational Thinking.

This no-prep Grades 9-12 unit uses 10 public TED/TED-Ed videos as anchors for complete classroom lessons focused on algorithms, conditionals, state, representation, generalization, efficiency, recursion, dependency ordering, graph search, backtracking, and debugging.

What's Included

  • 10 complete TED/TED-Ed video lesson sets
  • 3 assessment sets (W09, W10, and U05)
  • Teacher Guides with learning targets, vocabulary, structured viewing, discussion prompts, answer keys, and standards alignment
  • Digital and print Student Worksheets
  • Self-Graded Quizzes
  • Multiple Choice Quiz Print versions
  • Start Here PDF with shared-folder access instructions

Public Videos Used - Unit 5 Computational Thinking

Every title below links to the public YouTube video so you can review exactly what the unit uses.

  1. The Prison Break | Think Like A Coder, Ep 1
  2. The Resistance | Think Like A Coder, Ep 2
  3. The Furnace Bots | Think Like A Coder, Ep 3
  4. The Train Heist | Think Like A Coder, Ep 4
  5. The Artists | Think Like A Coder, Ep 5
  6. The Chasm | Think Like A Coder, Ep 6
  7. The Tower of Epiphany | Think Like A Coder, Ep 7
  8. The Gauntlet | Think Like A Coder, Ep 8
  9. The Factory | Think Like A Coder, Ep 9
  10. The World Machine | Think Like A Coder, Ep 10

Classroom Use at a Glance

  • Grades 9-12; strong fit for computer science, coding, STEM, technology, math enrichment, engineering, and interdisciplinary problem-solving courses
  • 2 instructional weeks / about 10 class days
  • 10 video lessons
  • 3 assessment sets
  • No-prep digital and printable curriculum support

New Optional Video Companion (used with YouTube)

The free Classroom Video Guide Companion Chrome extension can automatically pause YouTube at question timestamps and display prompts during viewing. It can make whole-class, small-group, and independent video lessons easier to facilitate. The curriculum works normally without the extension.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the videos included?
No. The exact public YouTube videos are linked above.

Does this Unit include the full-course Capstone and cumulative Final?
No. Those full-course-only resources are included in the Complete Full Curriculum.

Can I use this with Google Classroom?
Yes. The generated workflow includes digital student materials and self-graded quiz support.

Independent resource notice: TED/TED-Ed videos are not included. This is an independent educator-created companion curriculum and is not affiliated with or endorsed by TED.

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