Tech Integration : Language Arts, Computer Science, Math, Media Arts

Tech Skill : Animation, Programming

Description

Spark an interest in computer science! In this STEM project, students become coders that design a fun Activity Studio for kids using Scratch. Through discovery and exploration, they learn how to create a series of hands-on activities that children will enjoy playing. The young programmers apply computational thinking to sequence coding blocks. They learn how to construct scripts to develop animated scenes, mazes, interactive stories, and games. Additional challenges extend coding skills to create artwork, compose music, produce a diorama, and more! After each project, students complete coding journal logs to help them to think like a programmer.

• Scratch Coding Activities for Beginners
  Designed especially for elementary and middle school, lessons explain how to build games, puzzles, animations, art, and music using Scratch. Make an activity studio that is jam-packed with original creations such as a treasure hunt, maze, silly story, or target game.
  
  
• Support Stem Education and the Maker Movement
  Ignite an interest in computer science. Empower students to think like a programmer. Support learning with visual samples, planning sheets, design instructions, and coding journal logs. Using the free online Scratch program, students develop coding knowledge and experience.
  
  
• Programming Resources
  TechnoCode includes a digital Teacher Guide and Student Workbook. Teach coding in Scratch for beginners with easy, illustrated, step-by-step instructions. Worksheets may be printed or used in PDF format. Assessment tools include debugging challenges, marking sheets, quizzes, and a skill checklist.
  
  
• Develop Computational Thinking
  Hands-on activities explain how to construct scripts that sequence events, loops, and conditions. Fun exercises build vital skills in computer programming. Use TechieKids’ developmental series of coding projects in Scratch to build progressive computer science skills in Primary, Junior, and Middle School grades.