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The Gauntlet of Riddles

Free - Grok account required

Created for Years 7-8, 9-10

Duration: 4 hours

An assessment task designed for Year 7-8 that assesses programming

A collection that includes a classroom activity, summative programming assignment and assessment rubrics to help you get started.

Students need to open the 'Gauntlet of Riddles' Course and complete the Assessment Task below:

The Gauntlet of Riddles Course Link

The Gauntlet of Riddles - Assessment Task

The Gauntlet of Riddles - Rubric

.zip (contains all docs)

Curriculum Concepts

Key concept

F-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
Data representation
(ACTDIK002) (ACTDIK008) (ACTDIK015) (ACTDIK024) (ACTDIK035)
Algorithms
(ACTDIP004) (ACTDIP010) (ACTDIP019) (ACTDIP029) (ACTDIP040)
Implementation
(ACTDIP011) (ACTDIP020) (ACTDIP030) (ACTDIP041)

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