These materials support teacher design and enactment of computational thinking-enhanced science units.
Design of Integrated Unit
- Benefits of Robot Models and Experiments: Support for adding a robot model or experiment to science curriculum.
- Connecting Computational Thinking to Science: Identifying and enhancing existing Computational Thinking practices in science curriculum.
- Minimum Viable Project: Reflection prompts to use while testing and iterating on your unit design.
- Characteristics of Integrated Robotics Lessons
- Inertia Sample Mini-Lesson (Decomposition and Abstraction)
- Light Reflection and Absorption Sample Mini-Lesson (Data Practices and Pattern Recognition)
Robotics, Computational Thinking & Engineering
- Notice & Wonder: An example activity for students exploring the Hummingbird Robotics Kit, which may be adapted for other robotics platforms.
- MakeCode Scavenger Hunt: An example activity for introducing MakeCode programming with robotics.
- CT Poster and Cards: Description of Computational Thinking Practices