Engage your middle or high school students in an interactive project that combines computer science and social studies!

In this lesson & project, students learn about conditionals and how they are used in https://scratch.mit.edu/ through slides and a short activity. Then they will research a global issue and use Scratch to design a visual, interactive infographic that communicates key information, statistics, and possible solutions. Along the way, they’ll practice coding with compound conditionals and think critically about real-world challenges.

What this product includes:

- Teacher instructions

- Google Slides about conditionals in coding and how they are used in Scratch

- Short paragraph assignment where students identify conditionals in real life contexts

- Project step-by-step instructions, which includes a grading rubric

- Research Guide Worksheet

- Research Guide Worksheet Example

- Link to a final project example on Scratch

Only prep needed is to print! See the preview!

*It is all editable!*