Coding & Computer Science
Pathways are organized by skill level on this page and by grade level on the Pathway Overview.
CODING + CS | LEVEL: EARLY CHILDHOOD
STORYTELLING WITH DASH AND DOT ROBOTS
OVERVIEW: Students will tell stories by creating code to program Dash and Dot robots.
SKILL LEVEL: Early Childhood
IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Early Childhood
AUTHOR(S): Sarah Robinson, Highlands School District
RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): Dash Robots, Dot Robots
FUTURE READY SKILLS:
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Creativity
People Management
Coordinating with Others
Emotional Intelligence
Judgment and Decision Making
Negotiation
Cognitive Flexibility
RETELLING A STORY WITH BEE-BOTS
OVERVIEW: Students will retell the sequence of events in a story by programming a Bee-Bot.
SKILL LEVEL: Early Childhood
IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Ages 6-12
AUTHOR(S): Melinda Spampinato, ABC CREATE
RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): Bee-Bot
FUTURE READY SKILLS:
Complex Problem Solving
Creativity
Coordinating with Others
Judgement + Decision Making
Critical Thinking
Cognitive Flexibility
CODING + CS | LEVEL: BEGINNER
PROGRAMMING WITH PUZZLETS
OVERVIEW: Students will be able to create a basic algorithm and apply it to programming Puzzlets.
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Early Childhood
AUTHOR(S): Holly Wikander + Jaime Siebert, New Kensington-Arnold | Crystal Dellemonache, Kiski Area
RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): Puzzlets
FUTURE READY SKILLS:
Critical Thinking
Persistence
Problem-Solving
ELEMENTARY PROGRAMMING WITH DASH ROBOTS
OVERVIEW: Students will engage in various stand alone programming activities by grade level (grades K-3)
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Grades K-3
AUTHOR(S): Melinda Kulick, Ed.D., Burrell School District
RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): Dash Robots
FUTURE READY SKILLS:
Critical Thinking
Creativity
Coordinating with Others
Judgment and Decision Making
COMPETING IN THE DRAGON OLYMPICS WITH FINCH 2.0 ROBOTS
OVERVIEW: Students will use FinchBlox to program a Finch 2.0 robot to participate in the ‘Dragon Olympics’.
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Ages 6-12
AUTHOR(S): Melinda Spampinato, ABC CREATE
RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): Finch 2.0
FUTURE READY SKILLS:
Complex Problem Solving
Creativity
Coordinating with Others
Judgement + Decision Making
Critical Thinking
Cognitive Flexibility
CONSTRUCTING GOLF COURSES & MAZES FOR SPHERO ROBOTS
OVERVIEW: Students will create a golf course and mazes and code their Sphero robots to complete them.
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Grades 4-8
AUTHOR(S): Lindsey Lamm, North Allegheny School District
RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): Sphero Robots
FUTURE READY SKILLS:
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Creativity
Coordinating with Others
Judgment and Decision Making
Negotiation
Cognitive Flexibility
ANIMATING BALLOONS OVER BROADWAY WITH FINCH ROBOTS
OVERVIEW: Students will bring to life the book Balloons Over Broadway through this cross-curricular unit by interpreting the book within its historical context, creating a balloon float, advertising their balloon float, plotting and measuring the distance of the parade route, and coding a Finch Robot to take their balloon floats through the parade route.
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Grades K-5 (some K-1 activities may require teacher demo)
AUTHOR(S): Kelly Pratt, Penn Trafford School District
RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): Finch
FUTURE READY SKILLS:
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Creativity
Coordinating with Others
CODING + CS | LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE
DESIGNING AERIAL OBSTACLE COURSES FOR DRONES 1
OVERVIEW: Students will create a drone obstacle course using crafting materials and fly a Parrot Mambo drone through their created obstacle courses using the Free Flight Mini app.
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate
IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Grades 4-8
AUTHOR(S): Lindsey Lamm, North Allegheny School District
RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): Parrot Mambo Drones
FUTURE READY SKILLS:
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Creativity
Coordinating with Others
Judgment and Decision Making
Negotiation
DESIGNING AERIAL OBSTACLE COURSES FOR DRONES 2
OVERVIEW: Students will create a drone obstacle course using crafting materials and fly a Parrot Mambo Drone through their created obstacle courses using the Tynker app.
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate
IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Grades 4-8
AUTHOR(S): Lindsey Lamm, North Allegheny School District
RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): Parrot Mambo Drones
FUTURE READY SKILLS:
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Creativity
Coordinating with Others
Judgment and Decision Making
Negotiation
MAKING A ROBOTIC CREATION USING HUMMINGBIRD DUO AND ARDUBLOCK
OVERVIEW: Students will create and code a robot of their choosing using Hummingbird Duo and Ardublock.
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate
IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Grades 6-8
AUTHOR(S): Erin Cawley, Former Avonworth Teacher | Lisa Lang, Former Fox Chapel Teacher
RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): Hummingbird Duo
FUTURE READY SKILLS:
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Creativity
Judgment and Decision Making
Cognitive Flexibility
USING HUMMINGBIRD ROBOTS IN A VIRTUAL OR HYBRID CLASSROOM
OVERVIEW: Students will create and program their own robots, in a virtual or hybrid classroom, using Hummingbird Robot Kits and MakeCode.
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate
IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: High School (9-12)
AUTHOR(S): Angel Stahl, Apollo Ridge School District | Melinda Spampinato, ABC CREATE
RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): Hummingbird Bit
FUTURE READY SKILLS:
Creativity
Coordinating with Others
Judgment + Decision Making
Critical Thinking
Cognitive Flexibility
CODING + CS | LEVEL: ADVANCED
SOLVING MATH EQUATIONS WITH PYTHON CODING
OVERVIEW: Students will solve basic math equations by writing code in the Python programming language and the repl.it website. The Pathway is written for students with no prior CS experience.
SKILL LEVEL: Advanced
IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: High School
AUTHOR(S): Tamar McPherson, Plum Borough School District | Stephanie Reilly, Fox Chapel Area School District
FUTURE READY SKILLS:
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Cognitive Flexibility