Computing · Stage 6

Project: Solve a Real Problem

Programs & Judgement · project · build something that helps a real person with a real need

✦ Computing📘 Stage 6 · S6⏱ ~14 min🧒 Ages 10–12★ Free to start

I can build something that helps real people.

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Kavi Builds Something for Grandma Ama

Kavi noticed that Grandma Ama kept forgetting her morning pill. "I could build an app," hooted Kavi, "but first I must know her — what she needs, and what is hard for her." So Kavi asked questions, watched how she did things, and planned a reminder made just for Grandma. "Anyone can build something," said Kavi. "A real builder builds something that helps a real person — then tests it with them and makes it better until it truly works."

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What your child will learn

1Build FOR a real person — not just for funA project helps real people when it solves a real person's real problem. It is more than code that runs — it has to fit a human. Tap each part of the recipe to hear its job.

2Lelo builds a pill reminder for his grandmaGrandma Ama keeps forgetting her morning pill. Lelo did not just start coding — he planned a build that fits her. Press ▶ Run and watch the plan quietly help a real person.

3Sort each job into the right build stage

4Does your choice help the real person?A good builder checks every choice against the real person's need — not against what looks clever. Read each one, predict, then reveal.

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A peek inside

You want to build something that helps real people. Before writing a single step, what two things must you be able to name?

a project needs a real PERSON and their real NEED

Try this at home: To build something that helps real people, what two things must you be able to name first?

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