Experience CS

Lesson 6

Project showcase

In this lesson, students finalize and present their automated pollination systems. They complete a progress check while testing their simulations to ensure they are functioning as intended. Students will then participate in a gallery walk to share their work and provide constructive feedback to their peers. Finally, students reflect on their learning from the unit and discuss how their simulations present a model of a real-world ecosystem.

school

Grade 8

local_library

Subject Science

schedule

Length of lesson 50 minutes

Learning objective

Students will evaluate programs shared by their peers.

Standards

CSTA Standards

2-AP-11: Create clearly named variables that represent different data types and perform operations on their values.
2-AP-12: Design and iteratively develop programs that combine control structures, including nested loops and compound conditionals.
2-AP-13: Decompose problems and subproblems into parts to facilitate the design, implementation, and review of programs
2-AP-17: Systematically test and refine programs using a range of test cases
2-AP-19: Document programs in order to make them easier to follow, test, and debug.
2-DA-09: Refine computational models based on the data they have generated.

NGSS Standards

MS-ETS1-1: Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
MS-ETS1-4: Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Students will use the same project across multiple lessons.

Pollination patrol