Houston Area STEM Conference

University of Houston Clear Lake

COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
– Decomposition – Abstraction – Pattern Recognition – Algorithms – … Expressing an approach that a computer (human, machine or both) can use to achieve a solution.

ABOUT:


WHAT:

  1. Binary Bracelets Warm-up
  2. Why? Inspiration – Fish in a Tank Video
  3. Dancing with the Bees Line Dance Video – Move forward 3 steps, turn right, turn left, turn left, turn right, move back 3 steps.  Repeat 3 times.
  4. Bee-Bot Activities: Play, Control, Movement, Challenge – Program your Bee-Bot to do the same line dance you just did.
  5. Unplugged Lessons: Plant-a-seed
  6. Plugged: Code a Flower
  7. Time? – Feedback Q&A
  8. Computational Thinking – Circle Connections

BEE-BOT ACTIVITIES: codemathteks.edublogs.org/bee-bot
Bee-Bot Activities Using Design Model Document

RESOURCES (A Scavenger Hunt) – HANDOUTS

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