Computer science Lesson Plan
Class: 6th - Lesson:6 Basic Programming (Connecting Blocks, Directions, Simple Loops and For Loops)

Purpose: Students will learn relative orientation, directions, how to connect programming blocks and the use of loops and for loops.

No. of Classes

One or two classes.

Materials Required

Internet connection,Blockly Games, Code.org, Dice.

Curriculum Content
  • 4) Basic programming
  • 4.1) Procedural operations
  • 4.2)Sequence of operations
  • 4.4) Loops

    • Prior knowledge

    Students should know about the properties of a picture and directions.

    Exercise

    Exercise:1


    Exercise:3


  • How will the person reach the goal?
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    Click here to play blockly-maze-level-1 game

    Exercise:4


  • How will the Angry bird reach the pig?
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    Click here to play code.org-Lesson 2-Level 5 game

    Exercise:5


  • How will the person reach the goal?
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    Click here to play this level.

    Exercise:6


  • How will the squirrel reach the nuts?
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    Click here to play this level.

    Solution


  • Link to view the solution image for exercise-1.
  • Link to view the solution Video for exercise-2
  • Link to view the solution image for exercise-3.
  • Link to view the solution image for exercise-4.
  • Link to view the solution image for exercise-5
  • Link to view the solution image for exercise-6

    • Teacher's Instruction
    1. Teachers should explain how to turn a hotspot on and off and how to connect to Wi-Fi before starting the activities.
    2. Teachers should help Students to connect blocks.
    3. Teachers should explain the meaning of each of the blocks used.
    4. Teacher should teach all directions by using a physical activity before giving these exercises.
    5. When teaching exercises 5 and 6, remind students of the grid activity in the 5th class lesson.
    6. You can play blockly games even offline.
    7. Teacher should insist the students to play 5 levels of blockly games.
    8. Sign-in into the code.org before playing the game.
    9. POINTS TO PONDER :Is the shortest solution always the best solution?