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Grades 5–8
8 sessions: 1 - 1.5 hours each
Informational, Narrative, STEM
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Code Your Story

Julius Panoriñgan, 826LA
1. Spies and Algorithms: The Ultimate Dream Team
2. Encoding and Decoding Top-Secret Messages
3. Pixels as Building Blocks
4. Deconstruction and Reconstruction
5. Making Things Functional
6. Intro to Games
7. Choosing Adventures
8. Winning Instructions
This project offers an exploration into computer science and coding. Students will learn how a knowledge of coding can make them stronger writers.
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Winning Instructions

Students will explore the reasons why a program’s security is so strong: hacking! They’ll work to “hack-proof” their own algorithms, pausing to adjust for new scenarios and strategies,
What Your Students Will Learn

Students will learn how conditionals work together, how their users affect their algorithm construction, and how collaboration strengthens programming. They will also learn the importance of a failsafe—a backup plan for dealing with the unpredictable.

What Your Students Will Produce

Students will produce a hack-proof narrative that solves a realistic problem.

What You Will Need

Before You Start

This session features a couple of characters—it might be useful to draw simple pictures of each character on the board to help everyone keep all the character details straight. Include the following, relevant information under each drawing:

Bob: Introduced in Round One

  • Cousin, seven years old
  • Will do what you ask him to do
  • Bad at improvising—make sure to give him specific instructions

Mallory: Introduced in Round Two

  • Cousin, Bob older sister. She’s one year older than you are.
  • Clever and mischievous. She’s trying to mess with your plans.
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