The students will work in small groups to design and create a prototype of a simple machine that could move a heavy box.. The machine has to be able to move a scale model of the heavy box.
The students are not being efficient when they get materials or move around the classroom, so they are wasting learning time. Students will design a sequence of steps, or program, to move the student to their destination without using extra steps.
The students will design and build a tent structure, working within a small group or partnership, that will keep the area under the tent cooler than the area in the sun. The structure will allow a small toy to fit underneath along with a thermometer. The students will use the materials provided by the teacher in the time frame allowed in the classroom.
Using the available commands, students will design a sequence of events that will efficiently move the student to the restroom through the obstacles on the grid. Use repeated patterns when appropriate. The students will work with a partner or small group to design a program to move a “student” through a classroom with obstacles. The student will be a paper avatar. The classroom will be a 8 by 8 grid with pictures of obstacles the student must move through to get to different destinations. The students will try to move through with the least number of steps. As an extension, they can rename a loop of multiple steps, and it will become one st