Science 1: Computer Science

This is a series of three lessons, anchored in barnyard characters, that invite students to progress from using directional and positional language and physical movement to pseudocoding with numbers and arrows.

A list of all of unplugged lessons for you to use in your classroom. Now you can teach the fundamentals of computer science, with or without computers.

CS Unplugged is a collection of free teaching material that teaches Computer Science through engaging games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around.

Children learn to animate a character (sprite) using Scratch or a similar block coding platform so that the character moves from left to right across a computer screen.

In this lesson, students are challenged to find a route for a hockey player around numerous obstacles down the ice to the opposing team’s goal.

In this lesson, students practice directing each other around different obstacles on a full-size grid to an end location by giving and receiving accurate direction.

This is a series of 5 lessons, anchored in well known fairy tales, that invite students to learn pseudocoding through simple movements related to spatial reasoning.

Teachers can use the online bee-bot emulator with students to teach the concept of giving commands in a sequence

Ocado's new warehouse has thousands of robots zooming around a grid system to pack groceries. This is a great video to use with students to show them how robots can help humans save time.

This free app, available on a variety of platforms, has young children (ages 5-7) programming their own interactive stories and games.

Learn about the fun activities you can do in Scratch Jr.

An unplugged coding activity that allows students to explore directionality, sequencing, critical thinking and problem solving. Appendix A; B; C; D

Using Scratch, students create a diorama with animals represented by sprites in a habitat and code their movement using block coding. Coding Sheet

Students explore plant needs by coding their Micro:bit to behave like a plant. Handout; Teacher Coding Sheet; Student Coding Sheet

Students will learn that materials are things that are used to make objects, and fasteners are used to connect objects together. Activity Sheet

The goal of this activity is to code the beebot so that it moves on the grid to collect materials needed to build a tree house. Activity

In this lesson, students will learn about the habitats used by ants while learning basic computational thinking.

A screen-less coding exercise. Students play a drawing game where they use limited “energy” to draw houses. Coding Guide

Students learn about polar bears, their needs, and climate change. Slide Show

Using the game, “Two Truths and a Lie”, students will learn the difference truth and lies Handout; Images

This document provides teachers with sample instructional activities, curriculum planning, assessments, and resources (CPAR) for teaching the Computer Science organizing idea in the new Science curriculum.