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CS First Unplugged activities

This challenge has been written by challenges-content.cs-first-unplugged-activities.author and is part of the EU CODE WEEK CHALLENGES.

Duration

1 hour

Experience

Beginner

Target Audience

  1. Students (6-12)

Purpose

  1. To support students who are learning from home
  2. To give everyone a break from their screens

Recommended Materials

  1. In addition to the activity booklet, some activities require or optionally benefit from additional materials.
  2. Small counters (like dried beans) to use on the Network a Neighborhood map.
  3. Scissors to cut out the Send a Secret Message cipher wheel.
  4. Cardboard and glue to provide additional stiffness to the Send a Secret Message cipher wheel.
  5. A thumbtack, toothpick, or straightened paper clip to connect the Send a Secret Message cipher wheel.

CS First Unplugged activities

Students (6-12)

Description

CS First Unplugged is a set of activities that introduce students to CS concepts without a computer. We’ve designed this lesson to demonstrate that Computer Science is a lot more than just code.

Instructions

  1. You will find the booklet to all activities in English at this link, as well as Lesson Plan in English at this link.
  2. The activities in this lesson can be completed individually and in any order.
  3. Teacher can take a picture of the learning process and share it on Instagram using #EUCodeWeekChallengeGoogle #GrowWithGoogle.
  4. You will find the lesson plan and booklet for this challenge at this link.

Share the link to your work in your Instagram Bio: tap the Edit Profile button on your Instagram and add the link to your work in the Website field. After that, create a new post, add a screenshot of your work, write “Link in Bio”, add the hashtag #EUCodeWeekChallenge and mention @CodeWeekEU.

Example

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