Students can read the book independently or you could read as a class. Them students can complete the quiz/assignment independently. I allow students to complete this assignment open book, one question will refer them to a specific page.
In this professional development presentation, educators learn about Abstraction (1 of the 7 components of Computational Thinking, according the Ignite My Future platform). This presentation can be used by individuals to learn about them, or used to present to others. The video is a recording of one of the sessions provided to teachers through a 7 week series of "CT Parties".Within this resource, you will find the presentation slides, a recording, a K-2 and 3-5 lesson to build abstraction skills, and activities to support parents understanding and home use of the strategy. This lesson is part of the Virginia K-12 Computer Science Pipeline which is partly funded through a GO Virginia grant in partnership with Chesapeake Public Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools, and the Loudoun Education Foundation.
In this professional development presentation, educators learn about the 7 components of Computational Thinking, according the Ignite My Future platform. This presentation can be used by individuals to learn about them, or used to present to others. The video is a recording of one of the sessions provided to teachers through a 7 week series of "CT Parties".This lesson is part of the Virginia K-12 Computer Science Pipeline which is partly funded through a GO Virginia grant in partnership with Chesapeake Public Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools, and the Loudoun Education Foundation.
In this professional development presentation, educators learn about Decomposing Problems (1 of the 7 components of Computational Thinking, according the Ignite My Future platform). This presentation can be used by individuals to learn about them, or used to present to others. The video is a recording of one of the sessions provided to teachers through a 7 week series of "CT Parties".Within this resource, you will find the presentation slides, a recording, a K-2 and 3-5 lesson to build decomposing skills, and activities to support parents understanding and home use of the strategy. This lesson is part of the Virginia K-12 Computer Science Pipeline which is partly funded through a GO Virginia grant in partnership with Chesapeake Public Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools, and the Loudoun Education Foundation.
Email is a type of electronic communication. Students will explore how mail and email are similar and different. Students will learn about email addresses, create email addresses and discuss how certain people would use emails to communicate. There will be an opportunity to discuss what to share and not share as well as to be kind when communicating.
Students will explore the visible spectrum by observing how different amounts of colors can affect the appearance of light.
This slide presentation looks at technology from a different perspective. Most often we view technology as something that is digital, but in this lesson we discover that technology is anything made by man that can help us - including computers, cell phones, scissors, glue, etc.
Students will be asked to decipher between technological items and non-technological items through a cut and sort (optional handout - link provided in slides), they will go on a classroom scavenger hunt to locate technological items, and they will write sentences about how their found items help us (documentation handout also included in slides).
The slides provide teacher notes and links to resources used.
Have fun exploring technology in your room!
Computing technology is driven by people’s needs and wants. New computing technology is created and existing technologies are modified to increase their benefits (e.g., Internet search recommendations), decrease their risks (e.g., autonomous cars), and meet societal demands (e.g., smartphone apps). This presentation is an introductory lesson for SOL 3.14
This is a slide presentation and reinforcing paper/pencil activity designed to introduce students to:NetworkLANWANInternet
In this lesson, you will introduce the CS topic of Sequencing to students with an engaging hook, a Use-Modify-Create activity, and a coding challenge in code.org's Artist studio. This was taught virtually, but can easily be adapted for a face-to-face classroom.
In this lesson, you will introduce the CS topic of Events to students with an engaging hook, a Use-Modify-Create activity, and a coding challenge in code.org's Sprite Lab. This was taught virtually, but can easily be adapted for a face-to-face classroom.
This lesson sequence offers students and teachers a way to explore gender and cultural identity through analyzing children’s literature and coding with Scratch, specifically exploring the importance of names to our identities. Through read-aloud activities and self-differentiated Scratch projects, students learn about the importance of names in reference to both gender and culture, and have a chance to explore and express ideas about their own names, brainstorm creating school environments supportive of diversity, and reflect on their own bravery and resilience. This sequence is broken into seven lessons, though your students may need additional class time to work on their projects.This lesson sequence is part of CodeVA's committment to the U.S. Department of Education "YOU Belong in STEM" initiative.
Students will apply their knowledge of the characteristics of the five major regions to create if-statements. As a warm-up students will complete a table using IF statements.During student-facing project, students will:Create 2-3 additional variables within the conditions chart that will direct the flow to determine the correct region.Record responses provided by their partner on an excel spreadsheet.Students will use responses provided to draw a conclusion of which region their partner is “located”.
In this lesson, students will organize and visualize data from indentured contract databases from virtualjamestown.org in order to come to some conclusions about the characteristics of indentured servants in early colonial America. They will make specific decisions about how to organize the data and how to best visualize the data. They will then use the data to draw conclusions about indentured servants in early colonial Virginia, culminating in a creative journal entry assignment. Additional lessons can have students search for and analyze data on the enslaved Africans of early colonial Virginia in order to compare and contrast the two forms of labor in colonial Virginia.
Students will sort and analyze data about a historical figure from the American Revolution then create a desk depicting the accomplishments, life events and/or experiences, positive and negative of the historical figure of that individual. Students will work in heterogeneous groups on a project where they sort data and analyze data about a historical figure during the American Revolution. Students will use the data collected to create a depiction of the historical figure’s desk.
Co-authored with Kaitlin Read and Udaya DatlaCan you remember a time you've been sick? Why aren't you still sick? How did you get better?Join Udaya Sree Datla, a doctoral student in translational biology, medicine, and health at Virginia Tech, as she presents Infections, Germs, and Immune Cells. The accompanying lessons and resources provide students with an introduction to germs, the immune system, and the career path of an immunologist, all while emphasizing the importance of handwashing and incorporating a computer science twist. The second lesson capitalizes on an opportunity to integrate computer science by introducing students to the career path of computer programming and constructing a set of step-by-step instructions (algorithms) either independently or collaboratively to sequence the steps of handwashing. These resources are part of the Advancing Computer Science Education Grant to support the implementation of Virginia's Computer Science Standards of Learning in partnership with Floyd County Public Schools with additional support from Virginia Tech's Center for Communicating Science and the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology.
This site is a tool for creating educational games. There 20 different game types to create. Once you've creative ta game, you will download it as a zip file. Upload the zip file to your LMS, then you can assign it to your students.
Students will troubleshoot to determine which solid and liquid can be mixed together to make a the cauldron fizz over.
This is a writing prompt choice board intended to be used in a writing center or station. In my classroom we typically use one choice board per week. Students choose up to 4 items to complete for the week. I do 4 items to give students time to finish incomplete work on Fridays or to work on final drafts. You can make the rules for your classroom to best suit your teaching style and your student's needs.
The choice board includes 8 prompts and one Student Choice square based on Computing Systems for first grade.
Please feel free to make a copy of the choice board and edit it to meet your specifications.
This is a writing prompt choice board intended to be used in a writing center or station. In my classroom we typically use one choice board per week. Students choose up to 4 items to complete for the week. I do 4 items to give students time to finish incomplete work on Fridays, to work on final drafts, to edit a selected item, or to share their writing with peers. You can make the rules for your classroom to best suit your teaching style and your student's needs.
The choice board includes 8 prompts and one Student Choice square based on Cybersecurity standards for first grade.
Please feel free to make a copy of the choice board and edit it to meet your specifications.