Designers also shared their new found coding skills with the teleporting duck activity as a preview of next week's Treasure Hunt with the Micro:bit.
Lastly designers had time to explore and design in Challenge Central of Makers Empire.
Student CreationsI absolutely love how each designer or designing team took the challenge in a different direction.
Any chance that I get to have my designers participate in a virtual field trip with CodeJoy, I take. Each session has been different but inspiring for both me and my designers. I love the thought behind the learning activities and the simple materials that we can replicate in our classroom with our Micro:bits.
My Teaching Resources
In Week 2 of our Designing Games Unit, designers started to dive deeper into the focus themes through the website resources as well as several Edpuzzle playlists that I created for them to build more understanding around the different themes.
Recycle the RunwayStronger and Greener CommunitiesBe Ocean Wise
As the new semester starts, I love starting the first unit with games. This semester also brings some new resources through Games For Change.
This week we focused on playing games and identifying the components of a game. I have been finding a lot of ways to enhance my previous unit with the resources from Games For Change. Check out the teacher resources - Link My First Week of InstructionIn Week 3 of our Global Goals Design Unit, designers were challenged with different design scenarios to help build an understanding of some of the different Global Goals as well as different actions that could be taken to respond to the goals. My lessons were based off of Little Inventors STEM challenges - Link to Resource. I really appreciated these resources because of the embedded videos as well as focused challenges. Student ExamplesMentoring
For the mentoring this week, designers mentored the Oceans of Trash Challenge Module from Makers Empire.
This week designers explored the intersection of technology, coding, and creating inspired by Rosie Revere Engineer.
S - Design Thinking StoryOzobot Research
Designers teamed up to research influential woman coders in different industries, create a timeline of important accomplishments, color code the Ozobot path, and record their final research together on Flip.
T - Technology Exploration
Designers learned about how the radio function in the micro:bit works and practiced transporting virtual ducks and more.
E - Engineering Exploration
Designers learned about how servos work. Using the Bit:Explorer and micro:bit, designers coded a rotational servo.
M - Making
Designer were challenged to apply their radio and servo programming skills together.
Learning Target: Learn about, explore, and use different types of technology to make music.
S (Design Thinking Story) - Trombone Shorty
Success Criteria: I will learn about an American Musician who is influencing music today while watching an Edpuzzle to answer comprehension questions about the story.
T (Technology Exploration) - Evo Coded MusicSuccess Criteria: I will code my Ozobot Evo using Ozoblockly to create a musical light movement sequence and record my final design in Flip. My program will have a minimum of 3-5 notes, 2-3 movements, and 1-2 light changes. E - (Engineering Exploration) - Chrome Music Lab
Success Criteria: I can use Chrome Music Lab to create original music and share it to Flip using screen recording.
M - (Making) Micro:Bit Instrument
Success Criteria: I can create a cardboard instrument of my choice, add an original coded program to my Micro:bit, and share it in Flip.
Crossings by Katy Duffield
Crossings by Katy Duffield was shared with me at STEAM in the Park NERI this summer as well as the wood planks activity. I so enjoyed both the story and the activity that I wanted to create this learning opportunity for my designers too.
First designers listened to Crossings using Edpuzzle to respond to different questions about what they noticed as they listened to the story.
Makers Empire Strong Structures
Next to build a better understanding of bridge construction, I had the designers complete the Makers Empire module Strong Structures which is a combination of instructional videos and 3D design challenges.
Ozobot Animal and Bridge Crossing Challenge
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