Interest pathway
Tech & Code
Algorithms, networks and being hard to fool online.
Topics in this pathway
Networks and the internetAlgorithmsOnline safety
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Networks and the internet
How does your phone know exactly where you are?
It is four satellites, some very precise clocks, and a bit of maths.
Article12 minStandard
Algorithms
What people mean — and don't mean — by 'the algorithm'
A recipe is an algorithm. A feed ranking your friends is a lot of them stacked up.
Interactive14 minStandard
Online safety
Spotting a deepfake before you share it
The tells are getting subtler, but the habits that catch them are not.
Quiz9 minQuick learn
Projects
Build a quiz program
Design and code a quiz that keeps score, using a list of questions and a loop.
120 min2 subjects
Design an app for one real problem
Take a problem in your own week and design the app that would fix it, screen by screen.
120 min3 subjects
Redesign your room to scale
Measure, plan and cost a redesign of one room, working entirely to scale.
120 min3 subjects
Build a data dashboard
Turn one real set of numbers into a page that makes the story obvious.
150 min2 subjects
Code a paper maze
Write step-by-step instructions to get through a maze you draw.
60 min2 subjects