Sphero Computer Science Foundations STEM Principle Robotic Programming Course 2

Sphero Computer Science Foundations - Course 2

Computer Science Foundations (CSF) by Sphero is a supplemental, standards-aligned curriculum designed to be taught in the classroom with Sphero robots. CSF features three courses, each with their own spiral-bound Educator Guide. ; Using CSF, ;teachers and students will explore STEAM principles through creative coding. ;

Course 2 features three themes, each theme comprising eight lessons. By the end of Course 2, students will demonstrate a mastery of block programming by manipulating sensors, loops, conditionals, variables, and functions.

Story Telling - in this series of Block lessons, students will use their Sphero robots to represent the elements of a story, develop dialogue, retell historical events, and even overcome writer’s block.

Game Design - bring out your inner gamer through a series of lessons designed to develop your Block programming skills—play Bingo, search for hidden treasure and build your own set of dice.

By the end of Course 2 ;students will be able to:

Use a series of nested controls—including loops & conditionals—to create more complex programs.
Be able to use basic comparators & operators in their conditionals.
Use functions as mini programs to perform a specific task within their larger program.
Use and manipulate all Sphero sensors to meet appropriate purposes in their programs.
Explain how variables are used in a program.
Explain how Blocks equate to JavaScript code and manipulate specific sections of JS code.