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Computational Thinking Boosters: Algorithmic Thinking in K-2

A 35-minute webinar, designed originally for kindergarten through second-grade teachers in KY Appalachia, introduces ideas for…

Computational Thinking Boosters: Algorithmic Thinking 3-8

A 30-minute webinar, designed originally for third through eighth-grade teachers in KY Appalachia, introduces ideas for…

Enhance Writing Through Computational Practices

Students create algorithms to determine writing conventions. Then, they program an algorithm using the Scratch programming…

Algorithms and Society

Students interpret a constitutional amendment through the lens of four well-known algorithms or methods of interpretation…

Creating Algorithms: Troubleshoot a Design Problem

Students create an algorithm to help others troubleshoot why a lightbulb in a circuit may not…

Creating Algorithms: Identify, Sort & Categorize Objects

Students create an algorithm to help others identify plants by considering what they look like and…

Mean and Median

Students develop algorithms that will calculate the mean and median of numbers inputted. Students then use…

Number Fluency and Fractions

Students use function machines to visualize algorithms for multiplying by a fraction. Source: Integrated Computational Thinking…

Build It FIx It

Students learn about forces and motion and collect data through experimentation using a ball on a…

Fractions

Students understand algorithms through the use of input-output machines. Then, students examine fractions on number lines….

Playing with Dice

Students use dice to create a set of instructions (algorithms). Rolling activity dice determines what the…

Light and Shadows

Students explore light, the importance of light, and how shadows are made. Through their exploration, students…

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