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Computational Thinking: Introduction to Programming

This is week 1 of a 4 week project involving Math, Coding, and Robotics. This week, students are introduced to programming concepts where they learn how to think procedurally.

Students will explore the concept of Loops and Functions which they will later need to apply in a Raspberry Pi & Python project. Students will learn from enthusiastic college Grad students or Industry professionals with a passion for sharing coding best practices in a fun and immersive environment.

Course Objectives

  1. Play through the game of Light Bot to understand basic coding principles
  2. Learn how to set up Microsoft’s environment to program their Micro:Bit
  3. Use block coding to complete their activities through the week
  4. Students will get acquainted with their Micro:Bit and learn basic JavaScript

Activities

  • Design a program with use of decisions to achieve different goals
  • Hands on tutorial: Tutorial- Hardware/Software/Programming
  • Build a real compass

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