Area D 2nd and 3rd Grade Coding Projects: Flappy Bird Games

This year Area D second and third graders worked on Course 2 of the Code.org curriculum. Students completed the final project of programming an original version of the Flappy Bird game. Click the links below to play the games they created.

  

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By AL       https://studio.code.org/c/402674929

By AM      https://studio.code.org/c/402675148

By AM      https://studio.code.org/c/402675282

By AD       https://studio.code.org/c/402675403

Area A and P7A 1st and 2nd Grade Coding Projects: Play Lab Stories

This year students in Area A and P7A worked on Course 1 of the Code.org curriculum. Many of them completed the final project of programming an original story in Code.org's Play Lab. Click the links below to check out their creations.

      

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By AH      https://studio.code.org/c/402682222

By AZ       https://studio.code.org/c/402682122

By CL       https://studio.code.org/c/402682613

By DS       https://studio.code.org/c/402682310

By JC        https://studio.code.org/c/402682475

By JS        https://studio.code.org/c/402682385

By MA     https://studio.code.org/c/402682518

Now we know our ABCs: Kindergarten Alphabet Books

Kindergarten students made drawings for an alphabet book using the app Draw and Tell by Duck Duck Moose. Student drawings were combined using Microsoft PowerPoint. Enjoy!

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May the Fourth Be with You

I couldn't resist putting in a little plug for all you Star Wars fans out there. Feeling festive? Try this Star Wars Hour of Code: https://code.org/starwars.

Plant Growth Time Lapses by Area D

Second and third graders in Area D studied plants earlier this year in science. Students made time lapse videos to show plant growth starting from a seed. They used the ABCya Make an Animation tool. See if you can find the parts of a plant in their animations.

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Women's History Month: Celebrating Pioneers in Technology

Happy International Women's Day!

Many women over the years have overcome significant challenges to break barriers and spark innovation in the field of technology. This month, students will learn about a few of these influential historical figures, such as Grace Hopper and Katherine Johnson.





But we won't stop there. Women are still busy creating the future of the technology world. We'll also spotlight some girls and young women who aspire to be like these women of the past. Check out some of the next generation's stories at www.FutureKatherineJohnsons.com.

Black History Month: What Kindergarten Learned

Last month, all students researched a tech innovator. Here is a showcase of what they learned through this biography study.

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Kindergartners made a class video using Adobe Spark. Through this project students worked on basic collaborative video design, audio recording, and graphic selection based on content.

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