The Hour of Code is Here! - December 10-19

Kindergarten

1st/2nd/3rd Grade

4th/5th/6th Grade

Family Tech Night

Thursday, January 3

6:00-7:30

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This Week in the Lab - December 3-7

Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Grade - Students will practice "pair programming" as "driver" and "navigator" to complete challenges on Code.org.

5th Grade - Students will learn about their "digital footprint" and create one of their own.

  

This Week in the Lab - November 26-30

4th Grade Programming Project - Students will learn and use various programming languages such as Logo and Scratch to explore computer science.
Kindergarten - Students will practice mouse skills while completing challenges in Crayon Physics.
1st Grade - Students will work in partners on Crayon Physics to practice "driver" and "navigator".

Logo "Cheat Sheet"

This Week in the Lab - November 19-21

Kindergarten - Students will continue working on Course A on code.org.
1st & 2nd Grade - Students will practice pair programming as they work together through their assigned course on code.org.

This Week in the Lab - November 13-16

Kindergarten - Students will build a maze and then attempt to drive Sphero through it.
1st/2nd Grade - Students will complete programming activities in code.org.
3rd Grade - Students will test and improve their typing speed.
4th Grade - Students will program a new Google "Doodle" logo using Scratch.

      

This Week in the Lab - November 5-7

Kindergarten - Students will continue to practice mouse skills through various activities and websites.

1st Grade - Students will learn how to highlight text and change fonts in Microsoft Word while playing "Find the Font".
2nd Grade - Students will use Tux Paint to create art while painting one box at a time.
3rd Grade - Students will create a personal slides in a collaborate Google Slides presentation.

D'Angelis
Marti
O'Hagan
Richardson/Watkins

      

6th Grade MinecraftEdu First Civilizations - Day 3

Please answer all the questions below in a SINGLE comment.  Do not write multiple comments for this post.

1.) Describe your experience starting the civilization.  What went well?  What went poorly?  What still needs to be done?

2.) Do you think this would be easier with more people?  Why or why not?

3.) Do you think that civilizations with more people had an advantage over those with fewer people?  Why or why not?

4.) In order to truly be considered a civilization, a society needs to be stable enough to have jobs that don't directly contribute to survival:  artists, performers, musicians, sculptors, etc.  In that case, is our Minecraft society actually a civilization?  Why or why not?

6th Grade MinecraftEdu First Civilizations - Day 2

Day 2: How do you think things are going so far for your civilization?  Do you think you have everything you need to survive?  If not, what else do you need?  How does this connect to the civilizations you have learned about in social studies?

6th Grade MinecraftEdu First Civilizations - Day 1

Day 1: Today you were given a job within your civilization.  Describe your initial thoughts about this role and how it will contribute to the overall society.  What challenges do you think you will face?

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This Week in the Lab - October 29-November 2

6th Grade - Students will begin "First Civilizations" using MinecraftEdu.  Each class will work in various jobs that contribute to the community.  The goal begins with survival but eventually moves to sustainability.