The Launchpad Zone

Our Back to School Binary pack is the perfect back to school activity that combines coding with getting to know your students. Learn about what Binary code is in an unplugged environment. Binary Coding is such a massive part of computational thinking. It's essentially how computers represent what you see. But don't worry if you are not sure what it is, or how to teach it. Our low prep resource will make it so easy! We have the definitions, the explanation, and a ton of tasks to cement the lear

Thanksgiving gives us another chance to count our blessings, so why not do it with a bit of fun! Our Thanksgiving Stop Motion Animation project. You can teach your students the fundamentals of stop motion animation through the use of Google Slides. Whether you are on a Chromebook or iPad – your students will have so much fun! This year, our Thanksgiving Turkeys are looking for the best free food they can find! Can you record the journey they take to get the candy from the picnic table at a thank

This year is going to be the best Halloween ever! Especially when your students get to try our Halloween Stop Motion Animation project. You can teach your students the fundamentals of stop motion animation through the use of Google Slides. Whether you are on a Chromebook or iPad – your students will have so much fun! This year, our Halloween characters are going to visit the scariest house on the street, because apparently that is where the best candy is kept! Can you record the journey they tak

It’s official, a local racing company has hired a Film Director to create a stop animation film that advertises and promotes wearing safety gear while racing. They want to show the film at their big race event which is coming up in a few months! We’re looking for some talented people to create a 15 second stop animation film that features a big race and shows people why it is important to wear safety gear! A PROJECT BASED LEARNING ACTIVITY FOR THE DIGITAL CURRICULUM CAN BE COMPLETED ON A DEVICE

Save money and grab this back to school coding bundle that is perfect for elementary ages! This series focuses on introducing coding to students who may not have been exposed to it, or for those not wanting to go straight into computer programs. 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 step

This is a great back to school coding activity to build on from simple algorithms; looking at how to be precise and efficient with our instructions. This unplugged coding activity introduces three scratch elements; move 1 step, turn 90 degrees left, and turn 90 degrees right. This makes it the perfect starter to scratch coding. This pack contains:10 scratch unplugged worksheets 5 worksheets with helpful symbols5 worksheets with multiple correct algorithms and no symbolsWe have linked this resou