What is Hour of Code?
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Little Artist Inside Your ComputerUnplugged Activity Did you know that there's a little artist who lives inside every computer? This PDF contains a fun story embedded with puzzles that will teach your students the fundamentals of digital art as they make their own creations using pixels, algorithms and repeat loops. | If Flash, Then ClapUnplugged Activity Flash! Clap! This hands-on, wild weather lesson teaches conditional statements with lightning and thunder. Students will learn about why thunder always follows lightning and will examine the logic statement "if there is lightning, then thunder will follow." Count the seconds between the two to see how far away the storm is! | Getting LoopyUnplugged Activity Loops are a handy way of describing actions that repeat a certain numbers of times. In this lesson, students will practice converting sets of actions into a single loop by dancing. |
Little Artist Inside Your Computer
Unplugged Activity
Did you know that there's a little artist who lives inside every computer? This PDF contains a fun story embedded with puzzles that will teach your students the fundamentals of digital art as they make their own creations using pixels, algorithms and repeat loops. If Flash, Then Clap
Unplugged Activity
Flash! Clap! This hands-on, wild weather lesson teaches conditional statements with lightning and thunder. Students will learn about why thunder always follows lightning and will examine the logic statement "if there is lightning, then thunder will follow." Count the seconds between the two to see how far away the storm is!
Getting Loopy
Unplugged Activity
Loops are a handy way of describing actions that repeat a certain numbers of times. In this lesson, students will practice converting sets of actions into a single loop by dancing.
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Peep: Nature WalkWeb Browser with Audio directions Follow Peep as he explores the big wide world! In this project, you'll create an interactive scene in which Peep goes on a nature walk and sees lots of interesting items. You'll make different items show up or disappear depending on where Peep is walking. You can even make the items talk and add music to your scene! | Let's Play with the ScratchJr KitteniPad or Android Tablet CodeSpeak's "Let's Play with the ScratchJr Kitten!" Activity Pack is a Read Aloud Story with accompanying worksheets. The Story walks through the code for a great first project for brand new coders. A grown-up can read the story to a class of pre-reader students and then guide students to code the story in their tablets using the ScratchJr app. Students with early reading skills can read the story themselves and independently complete the Activity Pack. | Puppy AdventureWeb browser with Audio Directions Pixel the puppy was enjoying a nice day out with his family, but they forgot to put him in the car and left without him! Can you program Pixel to find his way home? In each puzzle, you'll navigate Pixel to avoid obstacles so he can get back home to his family. |
Peep: Nature Walk
Web Browser with Audio directions
Follow Peep as he explores the big wide world! In this project, you'll create an interactive scene in which Peep goes on a nature walk and sees lots of interesting items. You'll make different items show up or disappear depending on where Peep is walking. You can even make the items talk and add music to your scene! Let's Play with the ScratchJr Kitten
iPad or Android Tablet
CodeSpeak's "Let's Play with the ScratchJr Kitten!" Activity Pack is a Read Aloud Story with accompanying worksheets. The Story walks through the code for a great first project for brand new coders. A grown-up can read the story to a class of pre-reader students and then guide students to code the story in their tablets using the ScratchJr app. Students with early reading skills can read the story themselves and independently complete the Activity Pack. Puppy Adventure
Web browser with Audio Directions
Pixel the puppy was enjoying a nice day out with his family, but they forgot to put him in the car and left without him! Can you program Pixel to find his way home? In each puzzle, you'll navigate Pixel to avoid obstacles so he can get back home to his family.
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.
