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Social Studies 201

Fun coding lessons designed to integrate with subjects like history, geography, civics, ethics, and digital citizenship. All projects are NGSS-aligned and promote project-based learning for 6th–8th graders.

Social Studies 201

Fun coding lessons designed to integrate with subjects like history, geography, civics, ethics, and digital citizenship. All projects are NGSS-aligned and promote project-based learning for 6th–8th graders.

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World Flags Quiz

Create a quiz that tests your knowledge of world flags.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • World Flags Quiz Example
  • World Flags Quiz
  • Quiz

World Traveler

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of countries around the world.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • World Traveler Example
  • World Traveler
  • Quiz

Famous Explorers and Conquerors

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of famous explorers and conquerors.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Famous Explorers and Conquerors Example
  • Famous Explorers and Conquerors
  • Quiz

Civil War Map Quiz

Create a quiz that tests your knowledge of a Civil War map.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Civil War Map Quiz Example
  • Civil War Map Quiz
  • Quiz

13 Colonies

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the 13 colonies.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • 13 Colonies Example
  • 13 Colonies
  • Quiz

Declaration of Independence

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the Declaration of Independence.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Declaration of Independence Example
  • Declaration of Independence
  • Quiz

Ancient Civilizations

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the ancient civilizations.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Ancient Civilizations Example
  • Ancient Civilizations
  • Quiz

Religion Vocabulary

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of world religions.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Religion Vocabulary Example
  • Religion Vocabulary
  • Quiz

Famous Artists

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of famous artists.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Famous Artists Example
  • Famous Artists
  • Quiz

Industrialization

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of industrialization.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Industrialization Example
  • Industrialization
  • Quiz

Lunar Year

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the Lunar New Year.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Lunar Year Example
  • Lunar Year
  • Quiz

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of how a bill becomes a law.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law Example
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law
  • Quiz

Presidential Timeline

Create an interactive timeline of the US presidents.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Presidential Timeline Example
  • Presidential Timeline
  • Quiz

Government Branches

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the government branches.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Government Branches Example
  • Government Branches
  • Quiz

Street Safety

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of street safety.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Street Safety Example
  • Street Safety
  • Quiz

Longitude, Latitude, and Elevation

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the longitude, latitude, and elevation.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Longitude, Latitude, and Elevation Example
  • Longitude, Latitude, and Elevation
  • Quiz

Famous Geographic Features

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the famous geographic features.

4 Modules:

  • Introduction
  • Famous Geographic Features Example
  • Famous Geographic Features
  • 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.

Social Studies

Produce a coding project that explains social studies concepts.

History

Discuss historical topics in a coding project.

Geography

Illustrate facts about geography through coding projects.

Safety

Describe an element or guideline for safety, online or in person.

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