Algorithm Race Lab

Run alternative search and sorting algorithms on identical data, inspect their traces and costs, then justify which algorithm fits the actual conditions.

Grade 7 · CMP-0019 · no voice

Race setup

Algorithms in the race

Race evidence

Run at least two algorithms to compare like with like.
Choose algorithms and run the same problem for each.

Trace and evaluation

  1. No race run yet.

Counts are generated by the original implementations in this page. They describe these datasets; they are not timing benchmarks.

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🧭 Middle · Grades 6–9 · Computing

How “Algorithm Race Lab” works

🎓 You are learning to: Run alternative search and sorting algorithms on identical data, inspect their traces and costs, then justify which algorithm fits the actual conditions.

This studio works in three steps:

  1. 📖 Read the challenge

    Understand what the system or program should do before touching it.

  2. 🔮 Predict, then test

    Say what you expect to happen, run it, and compare. Surprises are where the learning is.

  3. 🔧 Debug systematically

    Change one thing at a time and re-test until behaviour matches your prediction.

💡 Aim to explain your method, not just your answer.

Nothing you do here is saved or sent anywhere — experiment freely. Reopen this guide any time with the ? Help button.