Polar VorTechs CodingGame Design with Scratch
Students in grade 6 who volunteer to participate in the Polar VorTechs Code Club spend several weeks learning to use the popular coding program, Scratch. Scratch is a coding program created at MIT. According to their website, "Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children and a coding language with a simple visual interface that allows young people to create digital stories, games, and animations. Scratch is designed, developed, and moderated by the Scratch Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Scratch promotes computational thinking and problem solving skills; creative teaching and learning; self-expression and collaboration; and equity in computing."
Spofford Pond sixth graders are using Scratch to design games. Here are a few BTS pictures of programmers at work!
Technology Essential Questions:
What are the fundamentals of computer programming?
How are algorithms used in coding?
How can you use computer programming to complete a task?
How is computer programming useful in real life?
How might you use computer programming in your future career?
2016 Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) Curriculum Framework:
3-5.CT.b; 3-5.CT.d; 6-8.CT.b; 6-8.CT.d
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