Activity
Smithsonian Institution

What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Tap into the desire to learn about computer codes. Pupils apply the Tap Code and the Polybius Square to send secret codes using sound. They design a code that tells a robot what movements to make and then test out their code using one of...
Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Arduino Blink Challenge

For Students 6th - 12th
Who knew turning a light on and off could be so complicated? In the lesson, pupils use Arduino boards to learn about computer codes and programs. They program an Arduino to make a light turn on and off at certain time intervals.
Assessment
Concord Consortium

Vending Machine

For Students 9th - 12th
Let the resource quench your thirst for knowledge, like a vending machine that dispenses drinks. Future computer scientists develop an algorithm to identify the fewest number of coins that a vending machine could use in creating change....
Lesson Plan
Code.org

Creating Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Quit repeating yourself ... you can make this simpler! Rather than repeating the same set of code over and over, class members learn to build and call functions in a series of challenges in App Lab. In the end, they combine...
Lesson Plan
Google

Create Your Own Google Logo

For Teachers 5th - 9th
You'll have oodles of Google Doodles. Scholars create their own Google logos using the Scratch coding program. After watching videos on how to add blocks of code in Scratch, they use their newfound knowledge to design a logo based on a...
Interactive
Google

Wonder Woman

For Students 6th - 12th
Training for battle is really a set of sequences, just like computer science. Scholars program a code that guides Diana from Wonder Woman through a path that avoids her enemies. They learn about how sequences play a role in computer...
eBook
Open Oregon Educational Resources

Beginning Excel

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
How can Microsoft Excel help manage data in people's personal and professional lives? Using the Beginning Excel eBook, scholars learn the basics of creating, editing, and using spreadsheets. They explore spreadsheet design, formulas,...
App
Sprite Box

Lightbot Jr 4 Coding Puzzles

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learning how to write computer code has never been so much fun! Given control of their very own robots, children create simple programs in order to solve a series of challenges and develop their problem solving skills.
Lesson Plan
Google

Music and Sound: Guru Introduction and Musical Talent Show

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Become talented in computer science. After interviewing a computer science guru, pupils work on individual projects related to a virtual music talent show. They learn how to use different code blocks in the Scratch programming language,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Line and Design

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
All students are interested in graphic design. This activity taps into this interest to have students learn about graphic elements.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review their understanding of web design principles and HTML and continue working on academic projects.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Design a Book Cover

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students use the programs Pics4Learning and ImageBlender 3 to apply their knowledge of characters, plot, setting, symbolism, and conflict to design and create a book cover. Designed as a culminating literature activity.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Is Engineering Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concepts related to the practice of designing and building large scale buildings. They conduct research using the internet and other resources in order to apply mathematics and architectural design principals in...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The History of Computers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the people and inventions related to computers. They research famous people for each invention they created and create a timeline of the inventor and his inventions. They present an oral presentation about the person for...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Computer Accuracy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars work together on computers to practice measuring for navigation. They discover that errors in their calculations can lead them in the wrong direction. They examine the need of computers by engineers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Web Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars are introduced to the seven web design elements. Using examples, they identify the use of good and bad elements. They work with a computer program to help them design their own website and share them with the class.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Travel By Design Brochure Creation

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders create a travel brochure using computer software and the Internet.  In this foreign country lesson, 12th graders create a travel brochure as a marketing tool in order to attract potential clients and guests to their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creating an Experimental Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the damage to the environment by certain plant species. They create an experimental design which they test how these species take over certain habitats. They share their information with the class.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Your Design?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Sixth grade students: design a stained glass window, submitting their initial plan detailing the measurements of all lines and angles. Seventh grade students: create a scale drawing of their own geometric family of four members.
Lesson Plan
National First Ladies' Library

Fashion Trends in the 1960s: Hippies, Flower Children, and Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use the Internet to research and examine clothing styles of 1960s, draw pictures of various clothing and accessories popular in that decade, trace images on top of foil tray or pan to design a stamp, and make...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coding History

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students study the topic of codes in Computer Science. They research it history, divisions in the field and its applications. The lesson also includes a brief overview of the information technology theory.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Techno Author

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here is a great way to explore language arts by completing a computer activity with classmates. Youngsters read a fairy tale in class and analyze where the beginning, middle and end are. They create their own story using clip art and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plan: A Miniature Game

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Art inspires art, as children work to understand artistic forms that come from the imagination. They analyze the installation piece, Fox Games and then discuss the design process. They then use clay to create imaginative dioramas,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Techno-shapes

For Teachers K
Explore the concept of shapes by using tools in Kid Pix Deluxe 4 computer program. This techno-shapes lesson has pupils watching a video about shapes, and using the Kid Deluxe 4 computer program to draw shapes. They get to...

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