Students used Scratch to animate the carbon cycle. They remixed this program to create their own version, demonstrating their understanding of the carbon cycle.

Students used Ozobots to familiarize themselves with the relationship between the distance of the planet from the sun and the duration of the rotational period.

Using a downloaded code on a Micro:bit, students tested their reaction time. This activity was extended into a inquiry lab at the beginning of the semester to solidify lab writing skills. It also introduced students to technology we will be using throughout the semester.

Students used a Sphero to create a to-scale model of the solar system. They converted astronomical units to meters and then coded the Sphero to move from the Sun to each planet.