Experience CS

Lesson 2

Build your layout

In this lesson, students discuss how the layout of an app may influence the way people interact with it. They are introduced to Scratch, focusing on the costumes and backdrop tabs. They modify a starter project using editing tools to design the layout of their own app. In pairs, students provide feedback to a classmate about the accessibility of their layout. Finally, students refine their layout design according to the feedback they received.

school

Grade 6

local_library

Subject Health

schedule

Length of lesson 50 minutes

Learning objective

Students will design the layout for their app.

Standards

National Health Education Standards

2.8.4: Apply strategies and resources to manage influences that impact health and well-being.
6.8.4: Develop a plan that addresses supports and barriers to attaining a health-related goal.
7.8.3: Demonstrate practices and behaviors that support personal and community health and well-being.
8.8.1: Analyze opportunities to advocate for the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities.
8.8.3: Adapt advocacy skills and strategies for a variety of audiences and contexts.

CSTA Standards

2-AP-13: Decompose problems and subproblems into parts to facilitate the design, implementation, and review of programs
2-AP-15: Seek and incorporate feedback from team members and users to refine a solution that meets user needs
2-CS-01: Recommend improvements to the design of computing devices, based on an analysis of how users interact with the devices.
2-IC-21: Discuss issues of bias and accessibility in the design of existing technologies.

Students will use the same project across multiple lessons.

My anti-app