Wildcat Workshop @ Marian Anderson
GRADE 1
Foods From Around the World
Essential Questions
Where do our foods come from?
How can we help someone else learn to make a culinary dish?
How might we use digital tools to collaboratively create something to share with others?
What does it mean to be a good digital citizen?
Key Projects
Digital cookbook in Google Slides with contributions from families and examples from global communities
3D printed cookie cutter or other design
Solar oven design that can bake a cookie or some other food
November 2024
We started typing a peanut butter and jelly sandwich recipe in Google Slides. We formatted the titles by changing the size, color, and boldness of the text. We also added bullet points to create a list of ingredients.
October 2024
We continued practicing our keyboarding using the home row as a starting place for our fingers.
We started coding in Scratch. We used a loop or "forever" block as well as move and turn block to make food sprites spin around the screen. For another lesson, we used the if on edge, bounce block and two finger clicks to duplicate sprites to create spinning fruits, tacos, etc. In a third lesson, we asked the program to check the x-position of our sprite and then change the backdrop when the sprite reached the edge of the screen.
September 2024
We practiced typing using the home row keys. Did you know that there are ridges on the "f" and "j" keys to help us know where to place our index fingers? We realized we could spell a lot of words using just the letters on the home row, including a lot of words with an “a”: dad, dash, lad, fad, salad, all, and fall.
We also practiced typing "e" and "i" from the home row starting position.
We took a break from our screens to build food-inspired designs with LEGOs. Some of us built foods like sushi and pizza. Others built houses with a special kitchen. Some of us built stores, trucks, or boats that sold food, like a pizza shop and an ice cream boat.
We discussed what we do to stay safe when we visit places like the playground and grocery store. Then, we talked about how some of the advice we get from our families about staying safe in public could also keep us safe online. Finally, we watched a video with a character named Arms. Arms gave us advice about staying safe online.