Nashville | Intro to Coding: Grades 3-5 | The Curve Homeschool
Grades 3-5
**Students must bring their own laptop (w/ built-in camera)
Dive into the world of coding with RoboThink's Introduction to Coding and AI ThinkLab!
Students will start by understanding coding as instructions for computers and delve into block-based coding, exploring its advantages in the RoCode environment. Students will grasp the concept of objects and events, learning to program objects for different event types and create conditional statements for decision-making. Animation and object shape manipulation will be covered to enhance project visuals, and students will also work with textboxes and master object layering. Signals will introduce the ability to make objects respond to specific messages, and modifying object attributes like size, color, and shape adds visual appeal.
In building video games, students will add sounds and implement timers in
projects, incorporate externally downloaded images as objects, and learn to
clone objects. They will discover how to detect object collisions for
interactive projects, explore the concept of scenes and scene switching,
control object visibility based on conditions, and get introduced to variables
for data storage and manipulation, building a strong foundation in programming
concepts.
We'll then introduce AI modules that can follow hand gestures and recognize humans. These new modules and skill will allow students to try on virtual hats and 'draw' using finger movements in the air.
This engaging curriculum is designed to introduce coding in a context that is both fun and educational, emphasizing real-world applications of AI technology and encouraging a deep understanding of how software interacts with user inputs.
No prior coding experience required, but basic computer skills are essential.
