COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Students learn block coding through Scratch. Scratch is a friendly, didactic and very easy to understand program for students between ages 7-10. Students learn about the basics of programming and craft concepts of technology, science and mathematics. Students also learn how computers think. The course is geared towards creating a personalized project and at the end of the course, students will present their projects to out entire team and parent invitees.
CERTIFICATION:
Programming: Level I.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Learn the basics of programming
- Develop logical thinking
- Study concepts of mathematics, science and technology and, their application to programming
- Develop teamwork.
Course Features
- Lectures 12
- Quizzes 12
- Duration 12 weeks
- Skill level Beginner
- Language English
- Students 38
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Yes
- 12 Sections
- 12 Lessons
- 12 Weeks
Expand all sectionsCollapse all sections
- CLASS 1 – PG BYTE3 ItemsStudents learn what Computational Thinking is and create Class Craft accounts. Students are introduced to Tynker.
- CLASS 2 – PG BYTE3 ItemsStudents connect visual blocks to form shapes and learn basic code flow in Tynker
- CLASS 3 – PG BYTE3 ItemsStudents learn how plants grow (in relation to programming) and are introduced loops.
- CLASS 4 – PG BYTE3 ItemsMini project to explain how loops work. Student presents project at the end of the class.
- CLASS 5 – PG BYTE3 ItemsStudents learn about Conditionals and Lunar faces.
- CLASS 6 – PG BYTE3 ItemsStudents make a project about conditionals and are introduced to censoring.
- CLASS 7 – PG BYTE3 ItemsStudents learn about sensing and control blocks. They also learn about the solar system and introducing it to a game.
- CLASS 8 – PG BYTE3 ItemsStudents learn about variables and functions.
- CLASS 9 – PG BYTE3 ItemsStudents brainstorm Project ideas and draw out their development plan.
- CLASS 10 – PG BYTE3 ItemsStudents start developing for the final project.
- CLASS 11 – PG BYTE3 ItemsCorrections and quality checks on project
- CLASS 12 – PG BYTE3 ItemsStudents complete project and present.
