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Language Arts
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Social Studies
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Computer
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Data
Collection |
K-5-
Collect information from texts see standard |
3rd Grade-
Collect data about inherited traits see standard |
Kindergarten-
Bring in artifacts from home to learn about and understand each student's cultures |
K-5-
Collect weather data for the week and input into a spreadsheet |
Data
Analysis |
2nd Grade-
Use addition and subtraction to compare lengths with data found by measuring objects in the classroom see standard |
1st Grade-
Predict and test if different objects move by pushing or pulling them and then sort objects based on results see standard |
1st Grade-
Compare the customs of the various cultures in a local community |
Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd
Grades- Collect information about class birthdays and discover the most common birth month, calculate half-birthdays for summer break birthdays |
Data Representation
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4th and 5th Grades- Explore graphs and how they represent data
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4th Grade-
Push objects with differing forces to record objects' speed and construct a graph showing results see standard |
2nd Grade-
Interpret maps of the school and community that contain symbols, legends, and cardinal directions |
Kindergarten and 1st Grade- Create various pictographs on paper or using a site like Easel.ly to represent data
see standard |
Kindergarten,
1st, and 2nd Grades- Create a calendar of birthdays and half-birthdays for the class to be posted in the classroom |
Problem Decomposition
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3rd Grade- Break down multiplication problems into addition using tiles
see standard |
K-5-
Understand the structure of a text by decomposing its elements see standard |
3rd Grade-
Break down how citizens can contribute politically, socially and economically to their community |
4th Grade-
Explore how to develop harmonies using different instruments by dividing responsibilit-ies see standard |
2nd Grade-
"Program" a classmate to navigate an obstacle course with a blindfold on by giving step-by-step instructions Full lesson plan |
Abstraction
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Kindergarten- Learn what Arabic numbers represent with examples
see standard |
1st and 2nd Grades-
Design and build truss and beam bridge models see standard |
4th Grade-
Infer information from map or timeline symbols |
3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades-
Create abstract representation of motions using visual programming Full lesson plan see standard |
4th and 5th
Grades- Use a Makey Makey to design objects that input commands into Scratch for a musical composition |
Algorithms & Procedures
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1st and 2nd Grade-
Using base 10 blocks in addition show place value Full lesson plan see standard |
5th Grade-
Create a list of procedures to make decision and act on civic problems in the classroom or school Full lesson plan |
Kindergarten and 1st Grade- Create a snowman using different shapes by following a step by step procedure
see standard |
K-5-
Make a checklist of steps for fixing problems with the classroom printer |
Automation
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5th Grade-
Create programs to solve multiplication problems using Python |
5th Grade-
Create a system to sort out voting ballots |
Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Grades- Create and modify a drawing bot to create automated works
Full Lesson Plan see standard |
Kindergarten,
1st, and 2nd Grades- Students organize themselves into a "machine" to complete classroom jobs |
Parallelization
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3rd and 4th grades-
Comparing multiple ways to solve the same multiplication problems. |
4th and 5th
Grades- Design the "ideal" meal while assessing 3 parameters- nutrition, sustainability, and cost Full lesson plan see standard |
K-5-
Observe how two different countries experience the same event at the same time |
K-5-
Visit another class at the same grade level. Give the classes two identical tasks that build into one product in the end [Ex: build card houses] |
Simulation
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4th and 5th
Grades- *Cross-Subject w/ Computer Science* Use Scratch to program a simulation of a scene from a classic play Full lesson plan |
K-5-
Use role playing to act out a civic scene [debate, court case, council meeting] |
4th and 5th
Grades- *Cross-Subject w/ Language Arts* Use Scratch to program a simulation of a scene from a classic play Full lesson plan |