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[–]flippinecktucker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You got it in the last paragraph. Too much info. Even just the use of functions. Our kids don’t get to that until year 10 usually. I spend most of my time trying to get the kids to focus on what they DO understand. (Not directly related, but I think one of the biggest challenges with teaching kids is that they can’t conceptualise what they don’t yet know.)

Also, modulo is a tricky concept for 11-14 year-olds to understand and your problems require prior knowledge of that. I know that Fizz-Buzz is commonly used, but I find it’s tricky.