Coding Robots are an engaging way to scaffold students understanding of coding. By integrating coding robots into the curriculum, teachers can not only promote computational and critical thinking skills, but also support the Common Core Standards.
How does coding support the Common Core Standards?
CCSSM1: Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
CCSSM2: Reason abstractly.
CCSSM7: Look for and make use of structure.
CCSSM8: Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
CCSS ELA 1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it.
NGSS SEP 2: Developing and using models
NGSS SEP 5: Using mathematics and computational thinking
How does coding support the upcoming CA Computer Science Standards?
K-2.AP.13: Decompose the steps needed to solve a problem into a sequence of instructions.
3-5.AP.11: Create programs that use variables to store and modify data.
3-5.AP.17: Test and debug a program or algorithm to ensure it accomplishes the intended task.
6-8.AP.14: Create procedures with parameters to organize code and make it easier to reuse.
9-12S.AP.18: Demonstrate code reuse by creating programming solutions using libraries and APIs.