CoderZ CodeFarm – Growing Season

Sprouting coding enthusiasts, Growing Season continue building on what was learned in Code Farm: Breaking Ground, going deeper into more advanced topics that incorporate new sensors and more complex missions.

Fully aligned to TEKS Grade 6 Technology Applications standards, the course continues building on concepts such as sensor-based navigation and optimizing for speed and accuracy. ELAR and Mathematics extensions deepen learning for digital ethics, cybersecurity, and data literacy.

Includes teachers’ guide, reflective questions, suggested solutions, project rubrics and exemplars, slide deck, learning progress heatmap, quizzes, knowledge base, and help desk.

Who this course is for: Texas teachers and students in Grade 6. Prerequisites: CodeFarm: Breaking Ground

100% online, no installation required

No hardware costs

Suitable for homeschoolers & tutors of all backgrounds

PBL Approach

NGSS & CSTA alignment

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Lessons

Activities

30-50 hours of curriculum

Gamified activities with step-by-step instructions

Grades 6th

English, Spanish

Last updated 8/2024

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Students’ outcome

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Test and debug (identify and fix errors) a program or algorithm

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Use sensor data to allow the robot to respond to its environment

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Decompose a problem into its component parts

REAL WORLD APPLICATION

Use comparison operators to help make decisions in a program

REAL WORLD APPLICATION

Understanding topics like digital footprint and safe web practices

REAL WORLD APPLICATION

Explain how sensors allow robots to collect information from their environment

21st CENTURY SKILLS

Use pair programming to collaboratively create programs

21st CENTURY SKILLS

Inquiry, investigation, prediction, and creativity

21st CENTURY SKILLS

Critical and computational thinking for problem solving

Course Resources

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

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

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

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

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

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