Flowcharts and decision paths are the focus of this Grade 6 Computer Science worksheet on Algorithms and Problem Solving. Students explore how flowcharts represent step-by-step processes, how decision points create different paths, and how symbols and arrows communicate the movement of an algorithm. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Follow the logic from one step to the next

The worksheet helps students connect visual diagrams with algorithmic thinking. They identify the purpose of flowcharts and decision points, work with vocabulary including flowchart, decision, branch, and symbol, and interpret how arrows connect one stage of a process to another. Students also examine how a choice can split an algorithm into different paths and lead to different outcomes.

This makes the lesson useful for developing an early understanding of conditional logic without requiring students to begin with programming syntax. Instead, they reason visually about what happens next and why a particular path is followed.

Practice interpreting and completing flowcharts

Students work through multiple-choice questions, true/false questions, short-answer responses, a dialogue, matching, a cloze passage, a labeled diagram, a reading passage, and an essay. These activities give students opportunities to recognize flowchart vocabulary, interpret symbols and arrows, complete decision paths using correct logic, and explain how choices affect an algorithm’s result.

The combination of visual interpretation and written explanation helps teachers see whether students can follow the logic of a flowchart rather than simply identify individual shapes.

Teacher support is included

A separate Teacher Guide PDF accompanies the worksheet and includes learning objectives, teaching tips, discussion questions, and common mistakes. These supports can help introduce flowchart conventions, guide discussion about branching paths, and address misunderstandings about how symbols and arrows represent computer processes.

Flexible use in an algorithms unit

Use this Grade 6 flowcharts worksheet after direct instruction, during independent practice, for homework, as a review activity, or as an informal assessment. The dialogue and reading passage can support discussion, while the short-answer, labeled diagram, and essay tasks provide opportunities for students to explain their reasoning.

By connecting flowcharts, decisions, branches, symbols, arrows, and outcomes within one focused lesson, this resource reinforces a key problem-solving skill: tracing how an algorithm moves through different paths according to the choices it encounters.