Objectives
Materials
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Per Group or Student:
ScratchJr cards (Green cards only) available online and through book/game stores.
Teacher Tip: Materials vary per activity card, please familiarize yourself with the card deck ahead of time to gather options.
Key Questions
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What was easy about the activity? What was hard?
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Which was your favourite activity and why?
What To Do
The Deck:
Scratch Jr. Cards are sorted by colour : select the Green Cards to practice computational thinking skills without a computer.
Each card is also numbered and titled. Select the following cards to emphasize each skill:
DECOMPOSITION
Card 6: Sorting and Sharing
Card 14: Storyboarding
ABSTRACTION
Card 11: Invent a Language
Card 12: I Spy a Sensor
ALGORITHMS
Card 1: Guide a Friend
Card 2: Draw a Picture
Card 3: Make a Sandwich
Card 4: Hokey Pokey
Card 5: Walk in a Square
Card 8: Simon Says
Card 9: Programmer Says
PATTERNS
Card 7: Clapping Patterns
Card 10: Circle the Blocks
LOGICAL REASONING
Card 11: Invent a Language
Card 14: Storyboarding
EVALUATION
Card 13: Design Journal
Card 15: Find the Bug!
Hint: The set up and materials vary with each activity card!
Extensions
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Now that you’ve practiced your computational thinking skills, apply them using the Scratch Jr app. It’s a free app for android and Apple devices available at: Scratchjr.org. The remaining Scratch Jr cards give project suggestions, or you can make use of the many lesson plans and ideas on the website.