Field Activity

Electronics & Programming: Digital Fabrication with kids.

Description

For this Field Activity, you will design (or adapt) an electronics or programming-based lesson plan, identify curriculum or standards alignment, adjust it to meet diverse students, develop the lesson, and test the lesson with learners. Your lesson plan must include electronics components and/or basic programming elements.

NOTE: The learning outcomes for this lesson plan can focus on electronics and/or programming AND need to include a learning outcome that is non-technical as well. Please see the rubric for grading this Field Activity here (opens new window)

Lesson Plan examples.

List of lesson plans (opens new window)

Steps

1. Choose an activity OR Develop your own activity
2. Identify lesson context and learner needs
3. Set learning objectives.
4. Align to standards or curriculum
5. Assess students’ technological fluency and diverse student needs
6. Develop and test the electronics or programming prototype
7. Integrate the activity into a full lesson plan using the template.
8. Test your lesson plan with learners
9. Post your lesson to the SCHPES website
10. Update your learning diary website

Instructions and Assessment

Step by Step Instructions for the Field Activity (with the assessment rubric) are Here (opens new window)

SSOPES-DF lesson plan template link is here (opens new window)