STEAM - I Can Code

We encourage you to teach STEAM both through and between disciplines (transdisciplinary).

This lesson could be used across multiple strands of the curriculum, including Maths, and English. Consider focusing on a curriculum strand that will complement other areas of learning you and your students are working on.

Syllabus outcomes: MA1-1WM, MA1-14MG, MA1-15MG, MA1-16MG, EN1-1A, EN1-7B.

General capabilities: Digital Literacy.

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability.

Time required: 120 mins.

Level of teacher scaffolding: medium – the level of teacher scaffolding will vary based on students’ prior experiences with coding and giving/receiving single-step instructions.

• A peg and pegboard set (1 board per student and many pegs to share)
• Black, red, blue, green and yellow markers or crayons
• Coding Commands Factsheet (one per student)
• Create Code Cards (minimum one per student)
• Device capable of displaying videos and presentation
• Follow Code Cards (numerous cards of various levels available for all students to use)
• I Can Code Step by Step Instructions (equipment to project for the class)
• Robot Command Cards (one set per group of three)
• Robot Code Command Summary (printed A3 or projected for the class to view)

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• Collaboration
• Communication
• Creativity
• Digital literacy
• Social skills

This is an original Cool+ lesson.