Description
Looking to change up your back to school activities?
This activity is an icebreaker with a twist.
Students have a board with 40 possible answers to 4 questions. Their job is to code the directions to each answer using the code board. Once done, they give their code to a friend and get them to follow it to find the answers and fill in the questions.
Once done, they can code 4 different answers and give it to someone else, they can make it as difficult or easy as they want.
Extension:
Older students will be able to do the worksheet a few times before creating their own version in their books. Change up the questions and the answers and code their way around.
Check out more in this series:
What this pack includes
- Teacher instructions
- Coding Worksheet
- Coding Worksheet Exemplar
Students will be able to:
- Students will be able to solve a problem using simple, well defined directional steps.
- Students can test their steps to see if they work.
- Students can identify and missing or incorrect steps.
- Students can correct (debug) wrong steps.
- Students understand that the steps they give need to be precise.
- Students understand that the tasks can be broken down into smaller steps.
Linking to the NZ Digital Curriculum:
This project links to a wide range of curriculums, but as we are based in NZ we can specifically identify how it links
We’ve designed this project to cover a large portion of the Digital Curriculum. Specifically looking at Progress Outcome 1 of Computational Thinking. Students will be given opportunities to look at what an algorithm is, and how to use it to find the most efficient way of doing something. They will be able to test their algorithm and correct where they have gone wrong. This brings in the concept of debugging.
This project is the perfect way to introduce coding before exposing children to a programmable environment.
Disclaimer
Everything included in this resource is licensed for a single classroom or family use. It may be photocopied by the original purchaser for his or her classroom only. It may not be put on the internet, sold, or redistributed in any form. If you would like to share this product with your colleagues or friends, please honour the time and energy put into it by purchasing multiple licenses through the avenue you purchased it.
Copying any part of this resource and placing it on the internet is strictly forbidden. This is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Thank you for respecting the copyright.
Check out our other products:
Coding Unplugged
- Collecting Pollen | Beginner | Mini Lessons
- The Lost Coin | Beginner | Mini Lessons
- Mystery of the Lost Eggs | Beginner | Mini Lessons
- Mystery of the Lost Eggs | Intermediate
- The Lost Coin | Intermediate
- Back to School Coding Fun | Intermediate | Binary Coding
Project Based Learning
More Questions?
Feel free to email me at explore@launchpad.zone
Be sure to follow the Launchpad on:
- Visit my blog at The Launchpad Blog
- Follow me on Facebook
- Follow me on Instagram
- Join the Launchpad Tribe to see how other teachers, parents, and homeschoolers are implementing the Digital Curriculum in their classroom!
Back to School Directional Coding Activity | Coding for All | Coding Unplugged
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Description
Looking to change up your back to school activities?
This activity is an icebreaker with a twist.
Students have a board with 40 possible answers to 4 questions. Their job is to code the directions to each answer using the code board. Once done, they give their code to a friend and get them to follow it to find the answers and fill in the questions.
Once done, they can code 4 different answers and give it to someone else, they can make it as difficult or easy as they want.
Extension:
Older students will be able to do the worksheet a few times before creating their own version in their books. Change up the questions and the answers and code their way around.
Check out more in this series:
What this pack includes
- Teacher instructions
- Coding Worksheet
- Coding Worksheet Exemplar
Students will be able to:
- Students will be able to solve a problem using simple, well defined directional steps.
- Students can test their steps to see if they work.
- Students can identify and missing or incorrect steps.
- Students can correct (debug) wrong steps.
- Students understand that the steps they give need to be precise.
- Students understand that the tasks can be broken down into smaller steps.
Linking to the NZ Digital Curriculum:
This project links to a wide range of curriculums, but as we are based in NZ we can specifically identify how it links
We’ve designed this project to cover a large portion of the Digital Curriculum. Specifically looking at Progress Outcome 1 of Computational Thinking. Students will be given opportunities to look at what an algorithm is, and how to use it to find the most efficient way of doing something. They will be able to test their algorithm and correct where they have gone wrong. This brings in the concept of debugging.
This project is the perfect way to introduce coding before exposing children to a programmable environment.
Disclaimer
Everything included in this resource is licensed for a single classroom or family use. It may be photocopied by the original purchaser for his or her classroom only. It may not be put on the internet, sold, or redistributed in any form. If you would like to share this product with your colleagues or friends, please honour the time and energy put into it by purchasing multiple licenses through the avenue you purchased it.
Copying any part of this resource and placing it on the internet is strictly forbidden. This is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Thank you for respecting the copyright.
Check out our other products:
Coding Unplugged
- Collecting Pollen | Beginner | Mini Lessons
- The Lost Coin | Beginner | Mini Lessons
- Mystery of the Lost Eggs | Beginner | Mini Lessons
- Mystery of the Lost Eggs | Intermediate
- The Lost Coin | Intermediate
- Back to School Coding Fun | Intermediate | Binary Coding
Project Based Learning
More Questions?
Feel free to email me at explore@launchpad.zone
Be sure to follow the Launchpad on:
- Visit my blog at The Launchpad Blog
- Follow me on Facebook
- Follow me on Instagram
- Join the Launchpad Tribe to see how other teachers, parents, and homeschoolers are implementing the Digital Curriculum in their classroom!
