Google CS First: Social media
CS First is a free program that offers computer science projects for students aged 9-14 who sign up to be part of the club. In the social media project, students move through eight activities that focus on an aspect of social media and develop computer science skills. Activities include animating a character, creating a profile page, making a game and a quiz, designing a style board, building a viral video and making a time lapse animation. Each activity is supported by a video and project starters which students use to remix and create their own stories. Lesson plans accompany the student activities.
Additional details
Year band(s) | 5-6 |
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Content type | Course or tutorial |
Format | Web page |
Core and overarching concepts | Implementation (programming), Algorithms, Computational thinking |
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration
AC9TDI6P05
Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input |
Technologies & Programming Languages | Scratch |
Keywords | Algorithms, Programming, Computational Thinking, Loops, Conditional statements, Variables, Computer games, Animation |
Organisation | |
Copyright | Google Inc. Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0. |
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