Lesson 1
Developing a plan
In this lesson, students are introduced to the final project. To begin planning their program they will discuss the importance of clear and intuitive designs. On a planning sheet, students will outline the sprites they will use and create a draft of their program layout. They will be introduced to Scratch and will begin to implement their plan in their program.
school
Grade
5
local_library
Subject
Science, Math
schedule
Length of lesson
50 minutes
Learning objective
Students will develop a plan for their program.
Standards
🌐 CSTA Standards
- 1B-AP-16: Take on varying roles, with teacher guidance, when collaborating with peers during the design, implementation, and review stages of program development
- 1B-AP-17: Describe choices made during program development using code comments, presentations, and demonstrations
🇺🇸 NGSS Standards
- 3-5-ETS: Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Multi-lesson projects
Students will use the same project across multiple lessons.
Lesson contents
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Scratch projects
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Multi-lesson project
Students will use the same project across multiple lessons