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Cs Education at Google: Cs First: Music & Sound Theme Lesson PlanCs Education at Google: Cs First: Music & Sound Theme Lesson Plan
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Cs Education at Google: Cs First: Music & Sound Theme

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A set of eight activities that teach students basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. Includes lots of additional supports for teachers. All materials are free and teachers sign in to create a class. This unit focuses on the theme of music and sound. Students use programming as they learn how to play music and make a music video and a music display.

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computer science

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visual programming language, scratch, block-based coding, programming languages, using digital technologies to make music

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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