Hour of Code
Hour of Code
Materials:
- Computer or iPad
- If school/classroom does not have computers/iPads available, consider having employees bring their own and working in groups
- Internet
- If internet is not available in the classroom, download one of the following offline versions of Hour of Code beforehand:
Happy children learn programming using laptops on extracurricular classes
Instructions:
- (Optional) Present the introduction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYZF6oIZtfc
- Review vocabulary words
- Coding– meanto write code, or to write instructions for a computer.
- Programming– similarly, means to write code or instructions. Today, you will program with blocks on the computer.
- Sequencing– Putting commands in the correct order so that computers can read the commands (Use an example of the importance of this, like how you bake a cake and have to follow steps in a certain order (i.e. you can’t bake the cake before you have your ingredients mixed).
- Bug– Part of a program that does not work correctly
- Debugging– Finding and fixing problems in a program or algorithm
- Have students navgitate to a web browser and enter the following URL: https://studio.code.org/hoc/1.
- A video will appear with instructions (https://youtu.be/bQilo5ecSX4). Watch individually or as a class.
- Have students work to complete all the puzzles (this can be done individually, in pairs or small groups).
Download this activity here.
Inspired by Hour of Code website
Written by PWC
Grade Range: 2nd– 8th Time: 60 Minutes
Synopsis: Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science. Activities require no experience and can be run on browsers, tablets, and smartphones; Some don’t require a computer at all. The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students, in 180+ countries, with over 200+ one-hour tutorials available in over 45 languages. The lesson below walks through the one hour of code activity, but feel free to try one of the many at: https://code.org/learn.