UNIT PLANS

• Invention Squad

• Kickstart a Business

• Life Hacks

• Training Trackers

• Guided Missions

• Open-Ended Activities

HELP - Define a Problem by observing a scenario.

HOPPER RACE - Design multiple prototypes to find the most effective way to move a robot without using wheels.

SUPER CLEANUP - Test the efficiency of two different grabber designs and determine the best design based on specific test criteria.

BROKEN - Figure out why something isn't working and fix it.

DESIGN FOR SOMEONE - Use the complete design process to solve a real-world problem linked to prostheses.

PLACE YOUR ORDER - Replicate the actions of a quality check robot.

OUT OF ORDER - Find and fix mistakes in a program to make a Delivery Cart work as intended.

TRACK PACKAGES - Remix programming stacks to use an X-Y tracking device to follow a path on a piece of paper.

KEEP IT SAFE - Use conditions to lock or unlock the door of a safe-deposit box.

AUTOMATE IT - Create and program an automated helper that can identify and ship the correct package based on color.

BREAK DANCE - Synchronize motor movements of a "break dancer" to keep in rhythm with light and beats.

REPEAT 5 TIMES - Use variables to count the number of sit-ups and calories burned during a workout.

RAIN OR SHINE - Create a way of displaying a weather forecast using qualitative cloud data.

WIND SPEED - Create a way to display wind speed using quantitative cloud data.

VEGGIE LOVE - Use live forecast data to decide whether tomato plants will need to be watered this week.

WARM UP - Practice graphing virtual energy values.

STRETCH WITH DATA - Match graph values and explore margins of error qualitatively.

UPHILL - Graph energy consumption to gain potential energy.

SQUAT JUMPS - Graph potential energy at the maximum height of a jump.

WATCH YOUR STEPS - Explore kinetic energy during a movement at constant speed.

AIM FOR IT - Explore kinetic energy during a movement using variable speed.

• Introduction to Python
• Data Types & Variables
• Strings
• Operators
• Conditional Statements
• For Loop & While Loop
• List, Tuple, Set, Dictionary
• Python Functions
• Turtle Graphics

• Password Generator
• Jumbled Words
• Hangman
• To-Do List
• Wordle
• Stopwatch & Timer
• Encoding & Decoding

• Click & Score
• Chase the Gold
• Fly High
• Space Invaders
• Jump the Bump
• Pacman
• Fun in the Snow
• Atari Breakout