by BlastRoom
Practice applying define, prepare, try and reflect to computing tasks.
#computer_science

20 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.

Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.

Battleship. Sink every enemy ship to win.
Pass the potato before the fuse runs out.
Buy low, sell high, before the news breaks.
Take the wages, or take the whole vault.
Answer, then shoot for the top corner
A group asked to improve the cafeteria line lists who is affected, what goes wrong, and what success would look like before suggesting fixes. Which stage is this?
Before making a class website, a team sketches pages, chooses who will write each section, and decides which software to use. Which stage is this?
A student creates a first version of a study-timer app and asks two classmates to use it while she watches what works. Which stage is this?
After classmates test a homework reminder, the team compares their comments with its success goals and decides what to change next. Which stage is this?
A robotics team writes that its robot must carry a cup across a table without spilling water. They have not picked parts yet. Which stage is this?
For a quiz program, partners write pseudocode, decide which questions to include, and divide the driver and navigator roles. Which stage is this?
A team follows its plan to make a clickable prototype of a club sign-up form, then records where testers get stuck. Which stage is this?
At the end of a project, a pair explains which parts of their algorithm were efficient and which part they would redesign. Which stage is this?
A team has agreed on who the users are and what the finished recycling app must accomplish. What happens at the next stage?
A pair has chosen a flowchart, split the work, and collected sample data for a weather dashboard. What happens at the next stage?
A first version of a library search tool has been tested by students, and the team has saved their feedback. What happens at the next stage?
A group reviewed its prototype and found that the real issue was different from the one they first described. What should they do in the next cycle?
A team started coding a bus schedule app immediately and later learned that students needed offline access, which the design cannot support. Which stage did they skip?
A group knew the app needed to track homework, but nobody chose a tool or divided jobs, so two people built different versions. Which stage did they skip?
A pair planned a password checker carefully, but they submitted it without running it and missed that it rejects every password. Which stage did they skip?
A team tested its game, saw that several players were confused, and still turned it in without discussing what to improve. Which stage did they skip?
What work belongs in the define stage of the four-stage problem-solving process?
Which task best fits inside the prepare stage of the four-stage problem-solving process?
In the try stage of the four-stage problem-solving process, what should a team do?
Which activity belongs in the reflect stage of the four-stage problem-solving process?
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Keep the tile or give it to a rival team.
Answer correctly to move your piece.
Texas Hold'em. Answer to draw better cards.
Pick a chest. Big bonus, or lose it all.
Catapult a rival castle or repair your own.
Climb the mountain, or push a rival off it.