Name
ATOMs&BITs with Scottie
Topic
ICT, Languages, Maths, Art, Geography
Learning time
7 hours and 30 minutes
Designed time
7 hours and 30 minutes
Size of class
1st grade Secondary School
Description
Using Scottie go!, a game to teach programming, pupils approach coding in a playful way, learning concepts such as algorithms, cycles, variables, adding AR mode.
Mode of delivery
Classroom-based
Aims
Developing creativity, problem posing and problem solving; stimulating different ways to communicate not only through words and languages, but also through symbols and codes
Outcomes
Application, Show awareness of, Classify
Editor
ProfBeltrami
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INTRODUCING SCOTTIE
105 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    60
    18
    0
    Teacher introduces Scottie as a character and his story; then shows the APP and the tools to use it (devices-tablets)
  • Discuss
    15
    18
    0
    Pupils discuss about a storyboard that can explain Scottie's adventure; teacher only facilitates the discussion
  • Produce
    30
    18
    0
    Pupils write their own storyboard, with texts and drawings; at the and the teacher collects all the papers written and drawed.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
BUILDING SCOTTIE
165 minutes)
  • Discuss
    15
    18
    0
    Before building Scottie, every pupils illustrate his/her storyboard to other schoolmates and tries to figure out how to build Scottie
  • Practice
    60
    18
    0
    Tinkering activity: couples of pupils work together to invent a Scottie figure with recycled materials or something they find in the classroom or inter backpacks.
  • Produce
    90
    18
    0
    Stop Motion activity: pupils create an introduction to Scottie characters, using the Stop Motion Technique, aided by an external teacher specialized in this kind of workshop. They produce a short video.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
PROGRAMMING SCOTTIE
180 minutes)
  • Practice
    60
    0
    Pupils use Scottie kit (cardboard and magnetic tiles) in groups composed by 3 pupils per team, while the others begin programming with Scratch 3.0.
  • Collaborate
    15
    0
    Then groups interchange and the first team explains the second the activity it is going to do.
  • Practice
    60
    0
    Second groups use Scottie kit (cardboard and magnetic tiles) while the others begin programming with Scratch 3.0.
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    18
    0
    Short introduction to Micro:Bit and its use with Scratch 3.0
  • Produce
    30
    18
    0
    All the pupils begins to use Micro:Bit to create a communication code for Scottie
Notes:
Resources linked: 0

Learning Experience

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