WEEK 5 CHALLENGE

The Week 5 challenge is:

Use computer science to create something that reminds you of Spring in honor of Mother's Day

All of the challenges are purposely open ended -- use your creative genius to come up with an idea that matches with your interests and favorite things! 

The only limit we suggest is to ensure the content is appropriate for other kids; as we’re hoping you will be willing to share your projects publicly with the Code Savvy and greater #MNCodes community via our Flipgrid and/or by sharing a link on our Google Form (more info below on how to share).

Beginner: Scratch

Take a look at the following video for some ideas on how to use Scratch with this week’s challenge: Use computer science to create something that reminds you of Spring in honor of Mother’s Day

In this video, you’ll learn more about how to get started with:

• Using your Sprite as a pen

• Drawing Spring flowers in Scratch

Intermediate: App Inventor

Take a look at the following video for some ideas on how to use App Inventor with this week’s challenge: Use computer science to create something that reminds you of Spring in honor of Mother’s Day.

In this video, you’ll learn more about how to get started with:

• Creating a paint pot App in App Inventor

• Using this paint pot to draw Spring-themed art
  

Unplugged

Take a look at the following video for some ideas on unplugged (no tech necessary) activities to try out to engage with this week’s challenge: Use computer science to create something that reminds you of Spring in honor of Mother’s Day.

In this video, you’ll learn more about how to get started with:

• Pattern recognition in nature

• Algorithmic thinking through step-by-step pattern completion

next week's challenge

Next week’s challenge will get us thinking about your Favorite Story! CS to Go with Code Savvy challenges will be shared via email, on the CS to Go Code Savvy website, and via social media on Monday evenings of each week. And be sure to subscribe to the Code Savvy YouTube Channel!

getting started with CS to Go challenges

To make getting started with CS to Go challenges a bit easier, we will be releasing a series of Getting Started videos. These videos will provide a brief introduction to the different coding languages we use in our weekly challenges. In these videos, we'll get viewers better acquainted with the layout and functions of these online platforms. This will make following along with our Beginner and Intermediate challenges a bit simpler. Videos will be released weekly with each of our challenges. See our second video on Thunkable below!

share your CS to Go projects!

How to Share: Our sharing options are LIVE! We invite CS to Go with Code Savvy participants to consider sharing your projects publicly with the Code Savvy and greater #MNCodes community via video with Flipgrid and/or a project link via our Google Form.

We can’t wait to see what you create! Please be sure to follow online safety guidelines and get adult permission before sharing. You can find our Privacy Policy here.