Debugging Code is a Grade 5 Computer Science resource focused on programming fundamentals and the practical process of finding and fixing errors in code. Students examine what happens when a program does not produce its intended result, identify possible bugs, trace instructions step by step, troubleshoot errors, make corrections, and test programs again.

What Students Practice

The resource develops core debugging and problem-solving skills through realistic programming situations. Students identify common programming errors, explain how tracing code can reveal where a result changes, describe troubleshooting and testing strategies, and apply a sequence of debugging steps to correct code. The reading passage reinforces important ideas such as missing commands, incorrect command order, unexpected behavior, and comparing intended results with actual program behavior.

Student Activities

Students work through a dialogue, answer-pairing activity, passage completion, labeled diagram, and reading comprehension passage. They then respond to multiple-choice questions, true-or-false statements, concise-answer questions, and an extended response. The greeting-program example gives students a concrete way to think about input, command order, incorrect results, correction, and retesting.

Teacher Support Included

• Teacher Guide with learning objectives
• Teaching tips for classroom use
• Discussion questions for reinforcing debugging concepts
• Common mistakes to help teachers address student misconceptions

Classroom Use

Use this debugging code worksheet during a programming fundamentals lesson, as guided practice after introducing programming errors, or as independent practice for students working on troubleshooting skills. The varied response formats give students opportunities to explain debugging concepts, interpret programming situations, and describe a complete process for locating and correcting an error.

With its focus on tracing, troubleshooting, correction, and testing, this resource gives Grade 5 learners a structured way to practice how programmers investigate problems and improve code so that instructions match the intended result.