Unplugged
No Device or Internet? Try these paper coding activities!
My Robotic Friends (all ages) - Lesson Plan
Using a pre-defined "Robot Vocabulary" students will figure out how to guide each other to accomplish specific tasks without discussing them first.
fuzzFamily Frenzy (ages 5+) - Lesson Plan
Designed for use with plain paper, the fuzzFamily Frenzy is an introduction to programming logic for kids ages 5 and up. A teacher should explain the game, then students program a partner to complete a simple obstacle course.
Binary Baubles (ages 8+) - Lesson Plan
Students learn about representing and storing letters in binary, as functions of on and off. At the end, the class gets to encode their initials to take home with them.
Conditionals with Cards (ages 8-12) - Lesson Plan
Learn about algorithms and conditional statements in this "unplugged" activity using a deck of cards.
Rock, Paper, Scissors (ages 10-13) - Lesson Plan
This "unplugged" activity helps students learn how modeling and simulation works by having a group of students play different versions of the Rock / Paper / Scissors game, and see the results as different modeling experiments.