Our Year 3 and 4 students have been developing their computational thinking and problem-solving skills through coding lessons on Code.org.
Year 3 students have been working through Course D, where they explored sequencing, loops and debugging while creating programs and solving increasingly complex coding challenges.
Year 4 students have been completing Course E, extending their understanding of coding concepts through more advanced problem-solving tasks, algorithms, events, and nested loops. They have demonstrated resilience, creativity, and logical thinking.
Students are now preparing to showcase their learning at the Expo by creating instructional screen recordings that explain how to complete coding tasks and challenges. We look forward to sharing their impressive work and celebrating the skills they have developed throughout the semester.
Our Year 5 and 6 students have been combining their skills in engineering, design, and coding through an exciting bridge-building challenge. Working collaboratively, students designed and constructed bridges using balsa wood and recycled materials, carefully considering strength, stability, and functionality throughout the design process.
Once their bridges are built, students will use block-based coding to program a Sphero robot to travel across their structures. This required students to test, evaluate, and refine both their bridge designs and coding sequences to ensure successful navigation.
Through this hands-on project, students developed their problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity, and teamwork skills while exploring the connection between engineering and digital technologies. We look forward to showcasing their innovative designs and coding solutions at the Expo!