Grade 4 Computer Science
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For grade 4 teachers: Understanding Computer Science and Computational Thinking is a review of Computational thinking.
Understanding the design thinking process is one of the main outcomes. Outcome: Students examine and apply design processes to meet needs.
Save Fred is an example of a design thinking challenge you can do!
See also the 3D design lesson progression below! It fits the design outcomes very well.
SO MANY unplugged lessons on code.org
CSUnplugged is another site with unplugged lessons
My Robotic Friends Jr. is an unplugged cup stacking coding activity that is part of the larger Course C Code.org offers that you could as much of as you want. Instructions for My Robotic Friends are on the lesson plan page. Or use the slides!
Hour of Code is a great place to start but Code.org also has full courses and multiple lessons.
Vincibots
Video: Getting Started with Microbit
Lesson 1 continued
Cross-curricular science projects with coding for sensory stimuli outcomes for grade 4 science: Virtual pet.
The code
Which materials have a magnetic field?
What happens if you put something in front of the magnet?
Put it near a magnet and the X shows up!
Here's a full design progression that uses Tinkercad covers MANY of your computer science outcomes! You CAN 3D print the designs, but that's not essential.