Queen of Heaven School
Computer Curriculum
Need some extra resources to get your class computer savvy? How about several years' worth? Show pupils in K-8 a progression of proficiency in a series of computer lessons. Learners master the basics, then work with the Microsoft Office...
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Artificial Intelligence
There's nothing artificial about an informative instructional activity. The eighth of nine parts in the Intro to CS with MakeCode series focuses on artificial intelligence. Scholars learn how artificial intelligence is making its way...
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Iteration
Learn to code, play, then repeat. The fourth of nine installments in the Intro to CS with MakeCode unit focuses on how to apply iterations in Minecraft. Scholars use the Agent feature and have it dance and build a farm.
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Challenge: H for Hopper
An "H" is just three rectangles when you are trying to draw them on a computer screen. After watching the previous Intro to Drawing video this online programing activity guides young coders to draw the letter "H" on the screen. Help and...
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Conditionals
The conditions are ripe to learn about conditionals. Young computer scientists consider conditionals in their daily lives, then apply their knowledge to computer coding. The fifth of nine parts in the Intro to CS with MakeCode uses...
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Arrays
Zoos are just elaborate arrays. Scholars learn the meaning of arrays and how to create them in Minecraft. Applying this knowledge, they write a program to create a zoo within the game's world. They also complete an independent project...
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Variables
You won't want to replace the resource with anything else. Future computer scientists use Minecraft to learn about variables in computer coding. They engage in several activities to master the variable code block, then apply it in an...
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Challenge: Favorite Animals
I'm not scared of lions & tigers & bears; in fact, they are on my favorites list! Have your young coders practice creating arrays and using loops. First they define the array as a list of favorite animals, then print them out...
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Challenge: My Favorite Foods
Create a list of your favorite foods while you practice writing text in JavaScript. Use fill, textSize, and text functions. This is a quick activity that helps solidify basic skills. Expand with additional challenges...
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Practice: Using Variables
A quick check of understanding is the focus in this short online quiz. Questions ask users to check out a short two- to four- line program and answer a question about the value of a variable. Get five questions correct in row to pass to...
MLC
Fractions Packet
Your fifth graders will appreciate the simple, direct explanations, examples, and practice exercises in this well-organized unit on fractions. Beginning with an introduction to fractions, the packet flows smoothly through the fraction...
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
Photoshop Scale
Say cheese! Can your class take a great photo and size it to fit any need? A career and technology-centered lesson plan demonstrates the correct way to resize images in Adobe Photoshop. Scholars view a presentation and work individually...
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Challenge: Favorite Fruits
Creating a list of favorite fruits is the perfect use of an array in coding. Practice defining and using arrays in this simple activity of creating an array and printing out each element in the array.
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Khan Academy: Intro to Vectors
An introduction to the most basic building block for programming motion--the vector. In JavaScript referring to a Euclidean vector defined as an entity that has both magnitude and direction.
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Jan's Computer Basics: Trabajo De Jan Con Windows
This site is a step-by-step lesson that guides learners through the basics of using Windows. Covers a few versions of Windows. The tutorial is broken into sections with a practice quiz at the end.
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Khan Academy: Get Ready to Learn J Query
A review of the knowledge needed before beginning jQuery: HTML/CSS; JavaScript; JS DOM API; and using JS libraries. Links and practice for each of these programs are offered in the article.
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Khan Academy: Using Variables
Some practice problems with variables in computer programming.
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Khan Academy: Using Variables
Some practice problems using variables in computer programming.
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Khan Academy: Bonus: Animate a Rigged Character
Students will use the online tool to animate the rigged lamp model.
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Khan Academy: Review Html/css
A review of HTML/CSS by providing links to Khan Academy's Intro to HTML/CSS course. Specifically llinked for the review: basic tags, grouping elements, CSS id's and class, and CSS absolute positioning.
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Khan Academy: Quick Tip: Selecting by Tag Name
In webpage design the CSS rule tells which HTML element to style by using selectors based on their tag names.