CS+EARTH

I can use Computer Science to learn about our planet!

For Teachers: Know Before You Go

Be the Lead Learner

CS Teachers model how to learn -- by learning in front of students. Computer Science is a quickly evolving field & experts learn new programming knowledge daily. They don't already know everything, but they know how to figure it out by searching the web, asking others, or guessing and checking.

GACC: Our Writing Strategy for Coding

Goal: A sentence in English (understandable by humans) that describes what you want to happen in your project.
Algorithm: A series of steps combining English and coding words that describe how to reach the goal.
Code: Choosing the Scratch blocks that go along with the algorithm.
Check: Run your program to see if it matches your goal.

TIPP & SEE: Our Reading Comprehension Strategy for Coding

Preview the program with TIPP: read the Title, Instructions, and Purpose. Then Play the program and observe closely.
Investigate the program with SEE: See Inside, then find the Sprites, the Events for each sprite, then Explore the code by reading and making changes.

Preview Our Lesson Structure

Learn with the class! Project the webpage for today's lesson. For "You Do" (purple) sections, students work on their computer.

CS+Earth Lesson structure overview

How to Prep a Lesson

STEP 1: Look at student work in your class Scratch studio and find a few to highlight at the start of class (ideally, students who didn't share the day before).
STEP 2: Go to the web page with the day's lesson. Watch the video and practice filling out the reflection slide.
STEP 3: Open the Scratch link(s) to play and explore! Take on the day's challenges just as students will.
STEP 4: (Optional for those using Google Classroom) Copy and paste the Google Classroom instructions into your Google Classroom along with links to videos so students can rewatch them if they need to.

Learn More About GACC

Learn More About TIPP & SEE

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