Family and Homeschool Activities for Teaching About Computer Programming

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These family and homeschool activities are designed to complement the BrainPOP Jr. Computer Programming topic page, which includes a movie, quizzes, online games, printable activities, and more. Map ...

Computer Programming Lesson Plan: Sender and Receiver Game

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-3, students watch the BrainPOP movie Computer Programming and discover how coding is like writing instructions. Then they will play a game with a partner in...

Family and Homeschool Activities for Teaching About Computational Thinking

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These family and homeschool activities are designed to complement the BrainPOP Jr. Computer Thinking topic page, which includes a movie, quizzes, online games, printable activities, and more. Map a R...

Computational Thinking Lesson Plan: Decompose!

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-3, students watch the BrainPOP movie Computational Thinking and discover how to solve a problem by breaking it down into smaller parts and creating steps to...

Creative Coding Standards

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Creative Coding is aligned with a variety of standards including CCSS, NGSS, and CSTA. ...

Planning Sheet: Newscast

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Download and print out to plan your Newscast coding project....

Planning Sheet: Meme

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Download and print out to plan your Meme coding project....

Evaluating Online Sources Lesson Plan: Is Everything on the Internet True?

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In this online sources lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-8, students use BrainPOP resources to learn how to conduct effective Internet research. Students will analyze research on the Intern...

Webinar Alert! Prepare for the Hour of Code

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Join us this Wednesday, November 30 at 6:30 pm ET for a special webinar - Prepare for the Hour of Code!  Computer Science Education Week and Hour of Code has helped educators introduce millions of ...
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Free Hour of Code Collection – Movies, Games, and Support

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This National Computer Science Education Week, we’re encouraging and supporting your participating in the Hour of Code movement! A special collection of movies, games, and teacher support materials ti...