Description
This lesson unit gives students an opportunity to apply their knowledge of linear relationships through flowcharting and Scratch coding. If you’re not strong in coding, this is the unit for you. It contains everything you need to teach the lessons including instructional videos for the students that cover all the essential knowledge they require to make the flowcharts and code successfully. It also includes flowchart and scratch code solutions, a marking guide, and final assessment pieces for both flowcharting and coding.
A detailed 5 minute introduction video along with a sample instructional video is can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/bcNtS95xqqE
Included in this Unit
- 5 Flowchart/Scratch Coding Assignments (PDFs)
- 3 Instructional videos on flowcharting in Diagrams.net
- 10 Instructional videos on essential Scratch coding skills
- 1 Instructional video on finding the general term for a linear series
- Flowchart Solutions (jpg)
- Flowchart Marking Guide
- Scratch Code Solutions
- Flowchart Assessment (test) and Solution JPG
- Scratch Coding Assessment (test) and Solution Scratch Programs
Introduction
This unit is designed to follow a grade 8 unit on patterns and linear relationships but could be used with any students who have that knowledge. It covers learning to create flowcharts and corresponding Scratch programs connected to the Ontario Grade 8 math curriculum. The unit includes 5 assignments (5 flowcharts and 5 Scratch programs) and is largely designed to facilitate independent work by students which allows them to progress at their own pace. Instructional videos address most of the knowledge students require to complete the assignments.
Videos and Assignments
Students arrive at this unit with very different levels of programming experience, but most of them are familiar with Scratch programming. The lesson videos, which range from two to six minutes in length, show how to perform essential, foundational programming tasks which they require for the assignments. Students with less experience may need to imitate the activities in the video for practice.
For students who are unfamiliar with flowcharting, there are three videos on how to create flowcharts specifically using Diagrams.net software, but the method is the same regardless of whether you create them using software or manually.
The expectation is that students need the skills from scratch lesson videos 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 to do the first, second, and third scratch coding assignments. The fourth assignment requires knowledge from videos 5 or 6, and 8. The Go Further questions in the fourth and fifth assignments rely on knowledge from videos 9 and 10.
Highlights
Description
This lesson unit gives students an opportunity to apply their knowledge of linear relationships through flowcharting and Scratch coding. If you’re not strong in coding, this is the unit for you. It contains everything you need to teach the lessons including instructional videos for the students that cover all the essential knowledge they require to make the flowcharts and code successfully. It also includes flowchart and scratch code solutions, a marking guide, and final assessment pieces for both flowcharting and coding.
A detailed 5 minute introduction video along with a sample instructional video is can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/bcNtS95xqqE
Included in this Unit
- 5 Flowchart/Scratch Coding Assignments (PDFs)
- 3 Instructional videos on flowcharting in Diagrams.net
- 10 Instructional videos on essential Scratch coding skills
- 1 Instructional video on finding the general term for a linear series
- Flowchart Solutions (jpg)
- Flowchart Marking Guide
- Scratch Code Solutions
- Flowchart Assessment (test) and Solution JPG
- Scratch Coding Assessment (test) and Solution Scratch Programs
Introduction
This unit is designed to follow a grade 8 unit on patterns and linear relationships but could be used with any students who have that knowledge. It covers learning to create flowcharts and corresponding Scratch programs connected to the Ontario Grade 8 math curriculum. The unit includes 5 assignments (5 flowcharts and 5 Scratch programs) and is largely designed to facilitate independent work by students which allows them to progress at their own pace. Instructional videos address most of the knowledge students require to complete the assignments.
Videos and Assignments
Students arrive at this unit with very different levels of programming experience, but most of them are familiar with Scratch programming. The lesson videos, which range from two to six minutes in length, show how to perform essential, foundational programming tasks which they require for the assignments. Students with less experience may need to imitate the activities in the video for practice.
For students who are unfamiliar with flowcharting, there are three videos on how to create flowcharts specifically using Diagrams.net software, but the method is the same regardless of whether you create them using software or manually.
The expectation is that students need the skills from scratch lesson videos 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 to do the first, second, and third scratch coding assignments. The fourth assignment requires knowledge from videos 5 or 6, and 8. The Go Further questions in the fourth and fifth assignments rely on knowledge from videos 9 and 10.
