CSTA Nifty Assignments!

Finding Approximate Pythagorean Triples by Dr. Ron Greenberg (and Matthew Fahrenbacher and George Thiruvathukal) (9-12): Use computation to find good ways to assemble Lego robots.

Magic Square by Dale Reed and Brenda Remess (9-12): Select a letter from a grid and have the computer tell you what it is.

Teach the class by Dr. Lauren Bricker (6-12): A structured lesson to allow students to teach each other about societal implications of technology.

Community Mosaic by Jeff Solin (2-12): Use computing tools to create a mosaic that fosters civic engagement in your students.

Unplug the Internet! by Michelle Lombardi (9-12): Review internet vocabulary, how messages are sent, and introduce potential cyber attacks using this unplugged internet simulation

Bring Your 3D World to Life! by Cindy Gonzalez (K-5): Design a 3D design in Tinkercad, upload your design to Cospace, code your design & enter your 3D world using the DoInk Green Screen app

RSA Encryption Without the Math by Roger Jaffe (9-12): How to teach RSA encryption without having to teach the math

Memory Trainer by Dale Reed (9-12): A "game" that organizes rows and columns according to some pattern. Useful to teach about arrays and parity.

Algorithmic Art with Data by Josh Caldwell (6-8): A fun and creative first experience with data by using it as an input to create abstract algorithmic art.

Just Following Instructions by Tiffany Davis (K-5): Use robots to create an installation of Sol LeWitt-inspired, geometric wall drawings.

Digital Coloring Book by Dan Schneider (9-12): Students create a design that will become part of a class Coloring Book. Materials include a project overview, and an adaptable rubric, and reflection questions.

Code Your Own 3D-Printed Ornament by Stacy Lesmeister (6-12): Students design their own 3D ornaments (....or keychain, figurine, etc.) with block-based code and print them.

Global Internet Equity -- Immersed! by Jennifer Manly (6-8): Through an immersive experience and targeted research students experience differences in global internet access and censorship.

Which Language? by Dale Reed and Joe Hummel (9-12): Use letter frequency counts as a signature to identify which language text is written in.

History and Crypto by Jennifer Manly (6-8): History role play - interesting and re-useable technique for engagement

Puzzle Problems by Josh Paley (9-12): Small-but-challenging programming problems. Simple to use / easy to deploy in lots of contexts.

Othello Competition by Roger Jaffe (9-12): Collaboration/competition idea for combining student code.

Number Guess by Dale Reed (9-12): Achievable Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence in Scratch