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The Red Black Mind Meld ActivityUnplugged Activity This introduces the use of logical reasoning through the use of algebra to prove that an algorithm always works. It shows how abstraction and logical reasoning can be used to evaluate algorithms. | My Robotic FriendsUnplugged Activity Using a pre-defined "Robot Vocabulary" students will figure out how to guide each other to accomplish specific tasks without discussing them first. This lesson teaches children the connection between symbols and actions, as well as the invaluable skill of debugging. "My Robotic Friends" works best as a group activity and includes a teacher workbook for classroom use. | Rock, Paper, ScissorsUnplugged Activity This "unplugged" activity helps students learn how modeling and simulation works by having a group of students play different versions of the Rock / Paper / Scissors game, and see the results as different modeling experiments. |
The Red Black Mind Meld Activity
Unplugged Activity
This introduces the use of logical reasoning through the use of algebra to prove that an algorithm always works. It shows how abstraction and logical reasoning can be used to evaluate algorithms.
My Robotic Friends
Unplugged Activity
Using a pre-defined "Robot Vocabulary" students will figure out how to guide each other to accomplish specific tasks without discussing them first. This lesson teaches children the connection between symbols and actions, as well as the invaluable skill of debugging. "My Robotic Friends" works best as a group activity and includes a teacher workbook for classroom use.
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Unplugged Activity
This "unplugged" activity helps students learn how modeling and simulation works by having a group of students play different versions of the Rock / Paper / Scissors game, and see the results as different modeling experiments.
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Play That Tune AppSelf-led Tutorial A blocks language is used to solve musical puzzles by writing code to match tunes played on a piano keyboard. Sequence, selection, and repetition algorithms are needed to solve the puzzles. After the 9th level, users can create their own tune and download it as an app for an Android device. Students can also modify the app by following a link to the App Inventor source code. | Digital Art in Pixel in CodeHSSelf-led Tutorial Learn how images are stored and displayed on computers using pixels. Explore how images are encoded as a grid of color values, and make your own digital images using binary and hexadecimal color codes! | Text CompressionSelf-led Tutorial At some point we reach a physical limit of how fast we can send bits, and if we want to send a large amount of information faster, we have to find a way to represent the same information with fewer bits - we must compress the data. In this lesson, students will use the Text Compression Widget to compress segments of English text by looking for patterns and substituting symbols for larger patterns of text. |
Play That Tune App
Self-led Tutorial
A blocks language is used to solve musical puzzles by writing code to match tunes played on a piano keyboard. Sequence, selection, and repetition algorithms are needed to solve the puzzles. After the 9th level, users can create their own tune and download it as an app for an Android device. Students can also modify the app by following a link to the App Inventor source code.
Digital Art in Pixel in CodeHS
Self-led Tutorial
Learn how images are stored and displayed on computers using pixels. Explore how images are encoded as a grid of color values, and make your own digital images using binary and hexadecimal color codes!
Text Compression
Self-led Tutorial
At some point we reach a physical limit of how fast we can send bits, and if we want to send a large amount of information faster, we have to find a way to represent the same information with fewer bits - we must compress the data. In this lesson, students will use the Text Compression Widget to compress segments of English text by looking for patterns and substituting symbols for larger patterns of text.
Save the date for our Computer Science Workshop February 12, 2019 from 8:30 - 11:30a at our 6th Street building in Cedar Rapids. We'll learn more about Iowa's Computer Science standards, share strategies for incorporating computer science and coding into core subjects and plan for next steps in your classroom and building. Please sign up for course #168479 and bring a team including administrators, instructional coaches, and teachers.
Questions? Contact Us!
Hour of Code is a wonderful way to build excitement and provide students and educators opportunities to code! Please contact Corey Rogers if you're interested in incorporating Computer Science and coding into your learning community.
If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to Corey (crogers@gwaea.org) or your district's Digital Learning Consultant for more information.
