My Favorite Word (JavaScript) Project

Use JavaScript and p5.js to bring your favorite English word to life! Produced in collaboration with Scripps National Spelling Bee^®

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Middle and high schoolers, combine your love for words with coding in this p5.js-powered linguistic journey! Choose a word that sparks your curiosity and dive into its etymology with a detailed worksheet before you start coding. Then, animate your favorite word using JavaScript and the p5.js library. Imagine "evanesce" slowly vanishing or "kaleidoscope" bursting into a spectrum of shapes and colors. Draw inspiration from our sample projects to visually and interactively tell the story of your word.

Tynker, in partnership with the Scripps National Spelling Bee®, invites you on this word adventure.

Teacher Notes

Encourage your students to harness their coding skills and linguistic prowess as they animate their chosen words into a captivating digital story. This is an opportunity for them to illustrate the beauty of language through code. Let them research, dig deep, and then code a narrative where words don't just sit on the page—they dance, they change, they play across the screen. Push them to be daring in their creativity, to build a project where every line of code weaves into a grand tapestry of visual storytelling.

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CCSS-ELA: RI.6.4, RI.6.7, SL.6.1, RI.7.4, SL.7.1, SL.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.9-10.5, RI.11-12.6
CCSS-Math: MP.1
CSTA: 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-17
CS CA: 6-8.AP.13, 6-8.AP.16, 6-8.AP.17, 9-12.AP.12, 9-12.AP.16
ISTE: 1.c, 1.d, 4.d, 5.c, 5.d, 6.b

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Grades	6+
Programming language	p5.js
Experience	Advanced
Activity type	DIY Project
Length	50 mins
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