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SPIKE™ Prime with Python

Impacting the Environment with Functions

In this unit, students will explore creating and calling functions within programs to create a block of code that can be reused multiple times in a program. Students will experience using functions, including setting parameters, while supporting a healthy environment for living things. Students will utilize pseudocode to support creating algorithms and code comments to document their programs.

Year 5 to 8
Computer Science, STEAM, Engineering

Lessons

Impacting the Environment with Functions (Lesson 1)

Turtle Trouble

SPIKE™ Prime with Python

Investigate how to create and use functions in a program

Computer Science, STEAM, Engineering
45 min
Intermed.
Year 5 to 8
Impacting the Environment with Functions (Lesson 2)

Clean Up with Multiple Functions

SPIKE™ Prime with Python

Investigate programming a grabber to pick up trash using multiple functions

Computer Science, STEAM, Engineering
45 min
Beginner
Year 5 to 8
Impacting the Environment with Functions (Lesson 3)

Clean Indicator

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Investigate the role of parameters in functions

Computer Science, STEAM, Engineering
45 min
Intermed.
Year 5 to 8
Impacting the Environment with Functions (Lesson 4)

Automate the Clean Up

SPIKE™ Prime with Python

Create a sorting robot and program it to use functions for an automated clean-up process

Computer Science, STEAM, Engineering
90-120 min.
Intermed.
Year 5 to 8
Impacting the Environment with Functions (Lesson 5)

Taking Care of My Environment

SPIKE™ Prime with Python

Investigate local environmental issues and possible ways to help solve these issues

Computer Science, STEAM, Engineering
90-120 min.
Advanced
Year 5 to 8
Impacting the Environment with Functions (Lesson 6)

Ideas to Help with Taking Care of My Environment

SPIKE™ Prime with Python

Practice giving and using feedback from others.

Computer Science, STEAM, Engineering
45 min
Intermed.
Year 5 to 8