Hour of Code

Grades 3-8

Below is a sampling of some recommended activities. You can click on the links on the left, or click on the pictures to the right.

Hour of Code-- You can see a lot of what the Code.org folks have to offer by filtering by age or ability, or use the links below to see Mr. Galle's recommended tasks.

NEW THIS YEAR

Mix & Move with AI -- Learn the art of writing AI prompts (promtpcraft) in this music and dance program. Design your own dancer, code a music remix, and choreograph a dance

AI Quests --This site lets you explore how AI can help solve real-world problems. Gather data, teach the AI, and evaluate it's effectiveness with test scenarios based on real Google Research efforts.

MakeCode Bug Arena--Use Microsoft MakeCode Arcade to code and train your own super-smart bug using AI algorithms and challenge other AI bugs in an epic Tower battle for ultimate Bug Arena glory!

FAMILIAR FAVORITES

Music Lab: Jam Session -- Use this online music editor to mix and layer tracks from a library of samples, and even create your own beats using AI.

Hello World!: Coding with Transformers One -- Learn some basic programming tricks while you build interactive programs using Transformers characters.

Click-a-Cookie! -- Create your own cookie clicking game with Pickcode's text-based programming language.

Minecraft - Help Steve or Alex craft and code their way through puzzles in this Hour of Code activity.

Pirate Plunder - Garr! Help guide the pirate to his treasure by programming his route along the path.

3D Asteroid Game - Build the classic Asteroids arcade game in 3D.

Program Retro Arcade Game -- Use Microsoft MakeCode to create an old-fashioned 8-bit video game you can share with your friends. Here's one I Mr. Galle made.

Tynker -- This site contains hundreds of games and activities using programming . Take a look at the brand new NASA-themed activities

Scatch : Imagine a World -- Using this block-based programming language, you can create almost anything -- animation, music, or games.

Star Wars tutorial -- Program BB-8 to move around using block coding and java scripting.

Angry Bird tutorial -- These Code.org tutorials teach you the basics. You need to teach an Angry Bird how to squish a pig!

Create a 3D T-Rex Game - You can recreate the classic Google dinosaur jumping game--In 3D!

Google Quick Draw - See machine learning in action as Google's AI guesses what you draw in real time.

Flappy Bird tutorial -- Also from Code.org, this challenges you to keep the bird in flight, add sounds, and control the speed. Each new step gets you closer to having a completed, playable game.

Tynker Java (HOC)-- Play and learn as you experiment with Javascript.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Hour of Drawing with Code: Learn to program drawings using JavaScript, one of the world's most popular programming languages, via two great options:

Typing: keyboard-based coding (ages 10+).
Drag-and-drop: block-based coding for those with less typing experience or on iPads/tablets (ages 8+).

Hour of Webpages: Learn to make your own webpages using the basics of HTML and CSS (ages 10+).

Hour of Databases: Learn the fundamentals of databases using SQL to create tables and query the data (ages 12+).

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