Lesson description:	The purpose of this lesson is to define algorithms. Algorithms relate to the goals of this class in that they are a tool used for problem solving.
Time required:	35 minutes
Alabama DLCS standards:	8th grade: Computational thinker - Programming and Development #5
Lesson resources:	Teacher's guide PDF, MS-Word Presentation slides MS-Powerpoint Video #1 Real-Life Algorithms (YouTube link) Video #2 Intro to Algorithms (YouTube link) Video #3 What is an Algorithm (YouTube link)

This material is based upon work supported by
the National Science Foundation Grant No. 1744467 BBC micro:bit ® Micro:bit Educational Foundation