Computer Science Strand
Group 1: Computational Thinking
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Alana Suggs, Honeoye Central School District
Standards addressed: 4-6.CT.1, 5.NBT.1, 5.NBT.3
Grade(s): 5
Subject(s): Math
Students learned to format a pixel art design using conditional formatting. After completing their design, they identified the fraction and decimal of each color used to practice writing decimals to the hundredths place.
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Nicole Lofton, Red Jacket Elementary/Manchester-Shortsville CSD
Standards addressed: 5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2, 4-6.CT.3, 4-6.CT.4
Grade(s): 5
Subject(s): Science
Students begin each lesson by observing, questioning, examining, and analyzing various data visualizations that relate to the content taught within the science lesson.
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Blayne Pierce, Manchester-Shortsville CSD
Standards addressed: 5-PS2-1, 5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2, 4-6.CT.3, 4-6.CT.4
Grade(s): 5
Subject(s): Science
Students examine data visualizations relating to astronomy topics and break apart the visualization to make sense of them. Each visualization was used as an anticipatory set for the main content lesson of our district's astronomy unit.
Group 2: Coding
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Amanda Harris, Canandaigua Elementary School
Standards addressed: 2.3.IC.3, 2.3.IC.4, 2.3.CT.1, 2.3.DL.1, 2.3.DL.4
Grade(s): 3
Subject(s): Science
The culminating activity for our first Smithsonian Science Unit is to use data to determine what roofing shape and material their soccer stadium should have. Starting with google docs and ending with tinkercad.com, I scaffolded their experience to build and create their roof in a 3D model.
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Michelle Feltham, York Elementary School
Standards addressed: 2-3.CT.6, 2-3.CT.9, 2-3NSD.3
Grade(s): 2/3
Subject(s): Coding
Students used block coding within the Blockly app to program Dash robots to do a variety of tasks. Tasks included: moving forward, moving backward, turning 90 degrees, illuminating their lights, saying hello and doing a dance.
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Jamie Pentland, Red Jacket Middle School
Standards addressed: 7-8.CT.8
Grade(s): 7
Subject(s): Math
Students explored the ideas of loops using both "unplugged" and digital activities. Unplugged activities included having students follow a looped dance routine and following a series of repeated instructions. The digital activity had students using block coding to solve puzzles using loops.
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Standards addressed: K-1.CT.4, K-1.CT.5, K-1.CT.6, K-1.CT.8
Grade(s): Kindergarten
Subject(s): Coding
Students programmed Bee-Bots to "pick up" three parts of a snowman — head, middle, and bottom — by creating and testing step-by-step codes.
Group 3: Digital Literacy
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Clarissa Hensler, Honeoye Central School
Standards addressed: 7-8.DL.4, 7-8.DL.2, AI-A.SSE.3C, AI-A.CED.1, AI-A.REI.11, AI-F.IF.4, AI-F.LE.1
Grade(s): 8
Subject(s): Algebra
Students working with a peer to review key concepts in our exponential function unit in Google Slides. They created visual problems, examples, as well as definitions/ways to remember concepts for their peers in Google Slides.