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Teach students about how creative and computational thinking can solve problems. Students will learn about common Canadian inventions and how they solve problems in everyday life. Your planning can be done in minutes and your students will love the variety of activities.
SAVE 30% Get the Alberta Science Grade 3 full year of lessons!
This easy-to-prep resource includes:
- two complete teacher lesson plans including possible modifications for differentiation.
- definitions of creativity and computational thinking
- writing instructions.
- following steps within instructions.
- computer science vocabulary.
- how creative thinking and computational thinking are used to solve problems.
- common Canadian inventions including the zipper, garbage bags, IMAX, Canadarm and paint roller.
- assessment tools for students and teachers.
- "I can" statements in student-friendly language.
- student pages in a variety of formats.
- suggested answers and answer keys.
- teacher slides that are optional to use.
- a digital version of all the student pages that use Google Slides. You must download the PDF file and use the access link in the file to get your digital copy.
- an alignment guide for Alberta Outcomes broken down by activity.
This lesson aligns with:
- Alberta Science Curriculum © 2022 Grade 3
This lesson supports:
- introducing computer science.
- introducing Canadian inventions.
Do you teach science in Alberta? We have science units for you!
- Learn how we're adjusting resources to align with the new science curriculum in Alberta.
- Living Systems Unit Grade 3
- Energy Unit Grade 3
- Earth Systems Grade 3
- Matter Unit Grade 3
- Computer Science Grade 3
- SAVE 30% Get the Alberta Science Grade 3 full year of lessons which comes with extra assessments, organizational tools and vocabulary support materials!
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Please let us know how this resource works for you by rating it or providing feedback. You'll get TpT credits to use toward future purchases.
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Thank you for your consideration! Happy learning about inventions and how they solve problems from the Brain Ninjas!
Computational Thinking & Inventions Lesson Activities Alberta Computer Science
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Description
Teach students about how creative and computational thinking can solve problems. Students will learn about common Canadian inventions and how they solve problems in everyday life. Your planning can be done in minutes and your students will love the variety of activities.
SAVE 30% Get the Alberta Science Grade 3 full year of lessons!
This easy-to-prep resource includes:
- two complete teacher lesson plans including possible modifications for differentiation.
- definitions of creativity and computational thinking
- writing instructions.
- following steps within instructions.
- computer science vocabulary.
- how creative thinking and computational thinking are used to solve problems.
- common Canadian inventions including the zipper, garbage bags, IMAX, Canadarm and paint roller.
- assessment tools for students and teachers.
- "I can" statements in student-friendly language.
- student pages in a variety of formats.
- suggested answers and answer keys.
- teacher slides that are optional to use.
- a digital version of all the student pages that use Google Slides. You must download the PDF file and use the access link in the file to get your digital copy.
- an alignment guide for Alberta Outcomes broken down by activity.
This lesson aligns with:
- Alberta Science Curriculum © 2022 Grade 3
This lesson supports:
- introducing computer science.
- introducing Canadian inventions.
Do you teach science in Alberta? We have science units for you!
- Learn how we're adjusting resources to align with the new science curriculum in Alberta.
- Living Systems Unit Grade 3
- Energy Unit Grade 3
- Earth Systems Grade 3
- Matter Unit Grade 3
- Computer Science Grade 3
- SAVE 30% Get the Alberta Science Grade 3 full year of lessons which comes with extra assessments, organizational tools and vocabulary support materials!
FOLLOW US TO GET THE LATEST!
Please let us know how this resource works for you by rating it or providing feedback. You'll get TpT credits to use toward future purchases.
Our website at brainninjas.ca is full of ideas for using our resources.
Thank you for your consideration! Happy learning about inventions and how they solve problems from the Brain Ninjas!
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