Embedded Files
The lesson sequence is organized according to the 5Es framework for science inquiry-based learning: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate. Core linguistic frames to scaffold students' learning of computer science concepts are also embedded in the unit and each lesson.
Engage
Engage
Explore
Explore
Students learn about "events" in an unplugged lesson.
Disclaimer: Lesson 7 is under construction, so you can extend lesson 6 with the English Language Arts Expansion as lesson 7, or move on to lesson 8.
Disclaimer: Lesson 7 is under construction, so you can extend lesson 6 with the English Language Arts Expansion as lesson 7, or move on to lesson 8.
Elaborate
Elaborate
Students extend their knowledge of events, algorithms, and sequence by producing a creative project in Scratch that incorporates elements of physical computing in the final product
Elaborate
Elaborate
Students extend their knowledge of events, algorithms, and sequence by producing a creative project in Scratch that incorporates elements of physical computing in the final product
Evaluate
Evaluate
Students critique each other's work and reflect on their own progress in the "About Me" project.
Linguistic Frames
Linguistic Frames
Activity
Activity
Describe Events in terms of Cause-Effect
Emerging
Emerging
- Events _____.
- I have used _____ and _____ happened.
Expanding
Expanding
- In a computer program, events _____.
- I used _____ blocks, which caused _____ to happen.
Bridging
Bridging
- While programming, events _____.
- While programming, I used _____ events, in order to make _____ happen.
Describe Events in Sequence
- This happened because _____
- Next ______ then ______
- This is a result of ______
- First _____, second ______, third ______.
- Because of _____, therefore ____.
- In the beginning _____, also _____, lastly ______.
Explain parallelism
I think these actions will happen at the same time because ___.
I think these actions/programs will run parallel to each other because ____.
I think these programs will run parallel to each other because ___ and ____.
Explain initialization
Once the program finishes running, I think it will ___.
Once the program finishes running I think the program will reset like this ___.
Once the program finishes running I think it will initialize in this way ___.
Peer critique
I like [peer’s name] project because ___.
I observed ___ and ___ from [peer’s name] project, which I think is interesting.
When I discuss [peer’s name] project with him/her, I found out that he/she was using ___ and ___. I would like to apply these code blocks in my project.
Project showcase
My project uses ___
My project uses ___ and ___ because ____
My project uses ____ and ____ to show ____, because ____. The result is _____.
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