CoderZ Adventure – Trailblazers

A Texas-sized adventure awaits! No experience necessary, this course takes students in Grade 3 on a journey through various virtual destinations where they’ll learn how to program and navigate a virtual robot using Blockly. Gamified missions break up the lessons into bite-sized chunks, which include computer science fundamentals, and 21st Century Skills.

Fully aligned to TEKS Technology Application standards for Grade 3 plus each lesson includes TEKS-aligned ELAR and Mathematics extensions which incorporate digital citizenship, impacts of technology, and data science standards.

Includes teaching guide with reflection questions, guidance for assessment, slide decks, quizzes, instructional videos, knowledge base, and class management tool

Who this course is for: Texas teachers and students in Grade 3, without prior coding or robotics knowledge.

100% online, no installation required
No hardware costs
Suitable for homeschoolers & tutors of all backgrounds
PBL Approach
NGSS & CSTA alignment
Downloadable Certificate
15
Lessons
126
Activities

30+ hours of curriculum

Gamified activities with step-by-step instructions

Grades 3rd
English, Spanish, Hebrew
Last updated 8/2024

Students’ outcome

COMPUTER SCIENCE
Algorithms, Control, Program Development
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Exploring concepts of simulations and robots
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Conceptualizing digital safety and digital footprint
MATH & GEOMETRY
Operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
MATH & GEOMETRY
Robotics Motion Planning - Direction
MATH & GEOMETRY
Shapes: adjacent/equilateral triangles, partial/full circles, parallel lines
21st CENTURY SKILLS
Teamwork and collaboration
21st CENTURY SKILLS
Giving and using peer feedback
21st CENTURY SKILLS
Creativity and critical thinking

Course Resources

Teaching Guide

Teaching Guide

Everything you need to flow through each lesson, including: clear objectives, questions for reflection, instructional videos, and more.

Slide Deck for Classroom Activities

Slide Deck for Classroom Activities

Each session is guided by a presentation that covers the entire session from theory to practice, including: scientific background, examples and sample code, discussion guidelines, play time activities, and speaker notes.

Mission Solutions

Mission Solutions

You can quickly navigate to all the solutions for each lesson in just a few clicks.

Heatmaps and Student Reports

Heatmaps and Student Reports

So you can see how individual students compare to one another, identify specific topics they may be struggling with, and recommend corrective actions.

Knowledge Base and Help Desk

Knowledge Base and Help Desk

Get answers to all your subject matter questions and find your way around the platform.

CoderZ supports Single Sign-On integrations that will make your life easier

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