Objectives
Materials
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Per Group or Student:
ScratchJr cards (Green cards only) available online and through book/game stores.
Need to get your hands on some? We have limited stock available for free in exchange for some information about how you’ll use them with your class and some class demographics. Email us at [email protected] for more info!
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.