Life Science | School Coding Course | Tynker

Description

Once your students have completed at least five lessons of Programming 101 or equivalent coding experience, you can assign these NGSS-aligned projects to complement your teaching on topics in biology, anatomy, and genetics. For example, if you’re teaching a lesson on cell division, you can assign the mitosis and meiosis. Your students will draw their own animations and use coding and outside research to demonstrate mitosis and meiosis, while comparing and contrasting the two processes.

With this collection of life science projects, you can easily integrate coding and project-based learning into your curriculum. Each STEM lesson walks students through how to make a project about something they’re learning in school with step-by-step instructions. At each step, it encourages them to make their project unique and interesting, emphasizing that coding is a creative medium much like writing or drawing.

We’re constantly updating our STEM courses with new projects, so if there’s something you’d like us to add, send us a message at support@tynker.com.

What Students Learn

Use programming for science projects
Build a slide show on a topic
Build a quiz game
Make an interactive charts and models
Use animation to illustrate
Narrate using your own voice
Use the physics engine to model
Troubleshoot and debug programs

Technical Requirements

* Online courses and lesson plans require an iPad, desktop computer, laptop computer, Chromebook, or Netbook with Internet connection and a Chrome (29+), Firefox (30+), Safari (7+), or Internet Explorer (10+) browser. No downloads required.

STEM

Intermediate Course

Prerequisites

No previous coding experience required.

Recommended for All ages.

Course includes

31 lessons
22 activities
Enhanced Creativity Tools
Automatic Assessment
Tutorials and Reviews
Coding Puzzles
DIY Projects
Quizzes

I teach 5th grade.. Our Tynker explorations have been fabulous! Rebecca Galliot Teacher from Metairie Park CD School, LA

LOVE< LOVE< LOVE!! Thank you for all the time and hard work to let us experience CODE! Johancen Callae Teacher from Skyline Vista School, CO

Tynker has been an invaluable tool this year. It has given my students the ability to explain what they want to happen in their creations while slowly learning the specific nomenclature of computer science and game design. Jason Mickelson Teacher from St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School, CA

1. Parts of an Animal Cell

4 activities

Create a project that shows the parts of an animal cell.

2. Animal Cell Presentation

4 activities

Create a slideshow presentation that demonstrates your knowledge of the animal cell.

3. Animal Cell Structure

4 activities

Create an interactive project that names the parts the animal cell.

4. Animal Cell Quiz

4 activities

Create a quiz based game that tests what you have learned about the animal cell.

5. Plant Cell Model

4 activities

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge about the plant cell.

6. Plant Cell Presentation

4 activities

Create a slideshow prentation that explains the parts of a plant cell.

7. Plant Cell Structure

4 activities

Create an interactive project that explains the plant cell structure.

8. Plant Cell Quiz

4 activities

Create a quiz based game that tests what you have learned about the plant cell.

9. Heart

4 activities

Create a project that shows the parts of a human heart.

10. Heart Quiz

4 activities

Create a game based quiz that tests the knowledge of the human heart.

11. Nose

4 activities

Create a project that shows the parts of a nose.

12. Nose Structure

4 activities

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the nose structure.

13. Digestive System

4 activities

Create a a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the digestive system.

14. Digestive System Quiz

4 activities

Create a digestive system quiz that tests what you have learned.

15. Brain

4 activities

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the brain.

16. Brain Lobotomy

4 activities

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the human brain.

17. Identify Parts of the Pancreas

4 activities

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the parts of the pancreas.

18. Pancreas Quiz

4 activities

Create a pancreas quiz that tests what you have learned.

19. Photosynthesis

4 activities

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of photosynthesis.

20. Natural Selection

4 activities

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of natural selection.

21. Animal Speeds

4 activities

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of animal speeds.

22. Mammal or Reptile?

4 activities

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of mammals and reptiles.

23. Mitosis VS Meiosis

4 activities

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of mitosis and meiosis.

24. Ocean Food Chain Pyramid

4 activities

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of the ocean food chain pyramid.

25. Food Planner

4 activities

Create a project that demonstrates your knowledge of food planning.

26. DNA or RNA Strand

4 activities

Create an interactive game where users can create their own DNA and RNA strands.

27. Plant Reproductive Parts

4 activities

Create an interactive diagram that explains the reproductive parts of a plant.

28. Virus, Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi

4 activities

Create an interactive presentation that explains the characteristics of each group.

29. Genetic Traits

4 activities

Create a project that allows users to build their own pea plant and see how traits are passed on.

30. Energy Flow in Ecosystems

4 activities

Create an interactive game to teach students how energy flows in an ecosystem.

31. Punnett Square

4 activities

Create a drag-and-drop game to learn the basics of the Punnett square.

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