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Earth Science 201

Fun coding lessons designed to integrate with subjects like geology, meteorology, oceanography, and astronomy. All projects are NGSS-aligned and promote project-based learning for 6th–8th graders.

Earth Science 201

Fun coding lessons designed to integrate with subjects like geology, meteorology, oceanography, and astronomy. All projects are NGSS-aligned and promote project-based learning for 6th–8th graders.

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Phases of the Moon

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the phases of the moon.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Phases of the Moon Example
  • Phases of the Moon
  • Quiz

Earth's Composition

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the earth's composition.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Earth's Composition Example
  • Earth's Composition
  • Quiz

Rock Cycle

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the rock cycle.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Rock Cycle Example
  • Rock Cycle
  • Quiz

Layers of the Ocean

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the layers of the ocean.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Layers of the Ocean Example
  • Layers of the Ocean
  • Quiz

Earth's Atmosphere

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of Earth's atmosphere.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Earth's Atmosphere Example
  • Earth's Atmosphere
  • Quiz

Spring Tides

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the spring tides.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Spring Tides Example
  • Spring Tides
  • Quiz

Build an Ecosystem

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of an ecosystem.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Build an Ecosystem Example
  • Build an Ecosystem
  • Quiz

Weather

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the weather.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Weather Example
  • Weather
  • Quiz

Greenhouse Effect

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the greenhouse effect.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Greenhouse Effect Example
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Quiz

Carbon Cycle

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the carbon cycle.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Carbon Cycle Example
  • Carbon Cycle
  • Quiz

Zodiac Stars

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the zodiac stars.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Zodiac Stars Example
  • Zodiac Stars
  • Quiz

Gravity on the Moon

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the gravity on the moon.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Gravity on the Moon Example
  • Gravity on the Moon
  • Quiz

Ocean Currents

Create an interactive project that explains ocean currents.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Ocean Currents Example
  • Ocean Currents
  • Quiz

Hurricanes

Create an animated project that demonstrates the formation of a hurricane.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Hurricanes Example
  • Hurricanes
  • Quiz

Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Create an animated project that illustrates the formation of tsunamis.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Earthquakes and Tsunamis Example
  • Earthquakes and Tsunamis
  • Quiz

Volcanoes

Create an animated project that demonstrates the formation of volcanoes.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Volcanoes Example
  • Volcanoes
  • Quiz

Land and Sea Breeze

Create an interactive slideshow that explains the working of land and sea breezes.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Land and Sea Breeze Example
  • Land and Sea Breeze
  • Quiz

Earth's Land and Water

Create an interactive slideshow that describes the major landmasses and bodies of water in the world.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Earth's Land and Water Example
  • Earth's Land and Water
  • Quiz

Eclipses

Create an interactive project that explains the occurrence of solar and lunar eclipses.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Eclipses Example
  • Eclipses
  • Quiz

Algorithms & Programming

Arrange commands in code to produce desired solutions.

Problem Solving

Evaluate task goals and identify steps to reach them.

Critical Thinking

Analyze and develop logical solutions to problems.

Decision Making

Determine options in the execution of a task with differing outcomes.

Testing & Debugging

Review code to locate and fix errors.

Creativity

Produce varied artistic output using coding and other digital skills.

Interactive Programs

Create a program with multiple moving, visual, interactive parts.

Storytelling

Combine text handling and delays to coordinate a virtual narrative or conversation.

Game Design

Design simple to complex game programs that require continuous interaction.

Writing

Produce written content as part of a coding project.

Geology

Produce a coding project that explains an aspect of geology.

Science

Produce a coding project that explains or portrays a scientific concept.

Astronomy

Use coding to create a project about astronomy.

Oceanography

Produce a coding project that portrays an oceanography concept.

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