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Combat crime with computers. The lesson teaches young computer scientists about decision trees and how to use them. They consider telecommunications subscriptions and how decision trees can help detect fraud.
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Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Have learners with programming knowledge use their decision trees to write a computer program
Classroom Considerations
- If using the teamwork project management site, Internet access is necessary
- Note that learners should be aware that in some countries, dates are written with the day of the month first and then the month
Pros
- Incorporates a real-life application
Cons
- A large number of typos/grammatical errors