E-Book with activities Erasmus+ "Ceate, share, learn"

E-BOOK with activities Erasmus+ “Create, share, learn”

Calls for proposal 2018

There you will find some ideas of activities that can be used with programming classes. These activities were provided among international groups during project meetings of “Create, share, learn” Erasmus+ project.

LTTA – Italy 02 - 06 December 2018 ACTIVITY 1

Name of the task: Digital story telling

Digital story telling is an effective tool to develop Media Literacy skills in educational settings.

It is a way to have students incorporate their media literacy skills into one project to share aspects of their life and personal tales, recounting historical events, exploring life in one's community, reporting social ad school topics, present an idea .

Short stories can be told through a recorded voiceover or people telling them, still and /or moving images, music or sound. The media may include film techniques(full/stop-motion, video with sound, animation etc.) or audio only or any other material turned into digital format.

Name of the activity : All together under the dome: climate change from the students' point of view

Age: All ages (adapting the contents)

Resources needed: Video camera, computer/mobile phone, editing programme/app

Aims: Learning basic steps for creating a digital story in school settings Video editing skills Media literacy(create media, be able to access, analyze, evaluate, create, using all forms of communication) Improve language and digital skills The aims in the classroom are: build community through personal exchange and reflection support creativity, communication and cooperation structure hand-on , interdisciplinary, project- based learning and assessment

foster connection between curriculum content and students' lived experiences engage students in research, writing and reflections hook students into a topic Lifelong learning competences Social and civic competences

Description: In this activity the students learn how to create a digital storytelling about climate change. The starting ideas is to introduce this topic watching a clip from the “Simpsons' movie” in which, because of pollution, the city is enclosed in a giant glass dome. Students imagine to live under the dome and discuss about what would increase or decrease in their life and the environment.

Afterwards, the students learn about climate change and reflect and discuss about the topic and how to create a digital story about it. In the end they produce a digital story themselves concerning the topic they became acquainted with.

Notes: Any other ideas can be used to introduce the topic

Procedure: Teachers: Make an introduction about digital storytelling (show examples explain the main steps(internet resources) Teach students how to record and edit videos and how to share them(use editing apps or web programmes) Make pupils know and understand the topic (watch videos, use presentations, articles, reading, etc. all digital/non digital available resources)

Students: Pupils reflect and discuss on the topic( dialogues to get to the heart of matters in their lives, exchange of ideas, collaborative reflections on possibility for positive change, which aspect they find most important, what the focus of their story should be, etc. ) Write and Record Story (Voice over or students' speaking)

Make interview (students, teachers, family, neighbours, people in the street...)

Collect recordings,pictures/videos/ interview Prepare a storyboard Reflects and prepare conclusion Edit assets into Digital Story Watch the finished videos together – and give constructive feedback.

Samples of the task: Link to the video: https://youtu.be/00Apt3GzXlY

Authors: Valentina Ricciardi, Fabrizio Ferrari, Alida Pirrone (Italian team)

LTTA – Greece 27 - 31 May 2019 ACTIVITY 2

Name of the task: Playing with words - Word Hunt Name of the activity: CSL Word Hunt Age: 10-17 (can be played with students of all ages) Resources needed: -16 laminated paper cards (each one has one of the letters in the words CREATE, SHARE, LEARN= 16 letters) -1 sheet of paper with a chart having the names of the participant countries (down) and the words CREATE, SHARE, LEARN, FRIENDSHIP, PEACE (across) Aims: to improve communication and cooperation skills through working together having a common goal, to foster students’ creativity Description & procedure: Students are divided into six (6) teams of six (6). Each team has one student from every country. Teams can come out of draw or can be random.

Teachers hide the sixteen (16) paper cards with letters outdoors (for example hang them in trees).

Each team gets one sheet of paper with a chart to fill in. They have to find the sixteen (16) hidden paper cards with the letters. Four (4) teams can only get three (3) cards and two (2) of the teams can get only two (2) cards (4x3 + 2x2 =16 cards).

Every time they find a paper card, they have to fill in the meaning of the words in the chart in their own language. As soon as they finish with the cards, they have to fill in the whole chart with the translation of the words in their own language and go back to the predefined meeting point. When all teams find all the paper cards, they gather and work together trying to put the letters in the correct order so as to form the phrase CREATE, SHARE, LEARN. They hold the letters above their heads and pose for a team photo.

Samples of the task: -Chart for translating game words.

CREATE GREECE

SHARE

LEARN

FRIENDSHIP

PEACE

ITALY PORTUGAL POLAND BULGARIA ROMANIA

-Video with the Word Hunt activity (along with other activities) from Greece Mobility, May 2019: https://youtu.be/LcJb5d4JG94

LTTA – Poland 21 - 25 October 2019 ACTIVITY 3

Name of the task: 3D printing Name of the activity: Programming and modelling with Sculptris 3D Age: (students' age) 10 - 16 Resources needed: computer or laptop, 3D printer with material for printing , free software of Sculptris 3D and tinkercad Aims: to improve digital skills, foster students’ creativity , community through personal exchange and reflection, communication and cooperation,improving visual thinking , interdisciplinary, project- based learning and assessment, foster connection between curriculum content and students' lived experiences Description and Procedure: To start programming and modelling any figures we need to print in 3D you must download the free software of Sculptris 3D and Tinkercad. First we start with Sculptris 3D. In this programme students can model any figure they want or imagine, for example an animal.

The programme is very easy to work with, you make it intuitively.

After the figures are ready you must import the project into another program Tinkercad. Using Tinkercad you can also design the basics for your figure. Now you can start printing the figures your imagination created. It takes quite a long time for the models to be ready but it brings lots of fun and lets your students improve visual thinking and creativity.

Samples of the task: (the activity made, videos/photos etc... )

Author: Leszek Parys

Virtual LTTA – Bulgaria 25-29 January 2021 ACTIVITY 4

Create interactive drawings with Makey Makey and Scratch Do you love drawing? We do. But wouldn’t it be cool to use your pencil drawing as a remote control? Here we’re going to show you how to move a Scratch sprite with a drawing you’ve made. You may ask how it’s even possible.The magic lies in the fact that pencil lead is graphite, a form of carbon, which due to the vast electron delocalisation within the carbon layers can conduct electricity.

Materials: 1.

Makey Makey (including Mini-B USB cable)

2.

Paper

3.

Graphite pencil (a school pencil will do, but a graphite pencil is more reliable)

4.

Alligator clips

5.

Scratch account

6.

Computer

7.

Sound files

Step 1: Prepare Drawing Draw a picture on a piece of paper with a graphite pencil. Make sure the lines are thick and unbroken. In our case we drew a monkey head with big ears that we coloured in.

Step 2: Programming

Open this link on your browser https://scratch.mit.edu/ to access the Scratch software. At the Scratch site, click on ‘try it out’ and start to explore it. In this case we want to substitute a cat sprite for a monkey. To do so we choose a monkey sprite from an existing Scratch library. Once we have a new sprite on the stage, we right click the original cat sprite and delete it. Now we want to control our monkey’s movement. We want to be able to control it with “space” and “left arrow” keys.

We want the sprite move 40 steps when space key is pressed and turn clockwise 15 degrees when left arrow is pressed. We choose “movement” and drag ‘move 40 steps’ and ‘turn 15 degrees’ to the right area.

Pencil Drawn Piano with Scratch and Makey Makey A popular Makey Makey project found online is a piano that uses fruits as the piano keys. Using them is brilliant to demonstrate the Makey Makey and is a lot of fun, however, by their nature, the fruits perish after a few days. They can be costly too depending on the season.

Well, you can keep your fruits in the lunch box because we’re going to use a pencil!

The graphite in the common school pencil is conductive, so we can make our piano keys using pencil markings on paper.

Follow us, we will show you how to prepare the pencil drawn piano, connect it to the Makey Makey, and how to code Scratch to make the musical notes that match the piano keys.

Materials: 1.

Makey Makey

2.

Computer with internet access and USB port

3.

paper

4.

drawing materials

5.

aluminium foil

6.

scissors or X-acto knife

7.

tape

Step 2: Prepare Piano Sounds Click on the Sounds Tab. This Sounds area is where we will add in the C, D, E, F, and G piano key sounds into our program, along with a clapping sound effect.

Select the speaker icon in the bottom left of the screen. You should notice white blocks appear in the screen which represent all different sounds. If you hover your mouse over these blocks a sound will play.

First, search for the D piano sound by searching for "D piano". Select that ‘D Piano’ note to add it to your sound’s library. Repeat this process for the C, E, F and G keys.

Finally, search and add the sound for “Clapping”.

Step 3: Code Piano Click the Code tab so we can start adding code blocks to our script area. Drag and drop all of the code blocks to match what we show here. Make sure you match the piano sound with the chosen button. For example, make sure the ‘F Piano’ sound plays when the ‘up arrow’ key is pressed.

With the code already we can now move onto the final step of assembling the Makey Makey piano.

Step 4: Assembling the Makey Makey Piano You should now have your pencil drawn piano ready and the Scratch script on your computer prepared. We can now wire up our Makey Makey to the piano.

Grab your Makey Makey, USB cable and six Alligator clip leads.

Follow the wiring diagram we show below to run wires from the Makey Makey to the piano. Make sure you match the keys on the Makey Makey to the correct pencil piano key on the piano. For example, make sure the down arrow on the Makey Makey goes to the D key on the piano.

Don't forget to connect an Alligator lead from the Earth on the Makey Makey to the Earth on the bottom left corner of our piano.

Plug in the USB lead from your Makey Makey to your computer. If any pop-up windows appear you can close or ignore them.

You are now ready to test your piano.

*https://diyodemag.com/ Try playing the following keys in sequence: C - D - E - F - G - F - E - D - C If you play the notes F, E, D, C in a row correctly you will activate the sequence Event Block in our Scratch code. You should hear the sound of an audience clapping.

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*https://diyodemag.com/ ACTIVITY 5 Legend of Sisyphus and Ozobot Sisyphus (or Sisyphos) is a figure from Greek mythology who, as king of Corinth, became infamous for his general trickery and twice cheating death. He ultimately got his comeuppance when Zeus dealt him the eternal punishment of forever rolling a boulder up a hill in the depths of Hades. Founder of the Isthmian Games and grandfather of Bellerophon, he is nowadays best remembered as a poignant symbol of the folly of those who seek to trifle with the natural order of things and avoid humanity's sad but inescapable lot of mortality. The adjective Sisyphean denotes a task which can never be completed.

Follow us, we will show you how to prepare the lesson using Ozobot. It will played the role of Sisyphus and will helped you understand the figurative meaning of the word "Sisyphean work".

Materials: 1.

Ozobot

2.

table tennis ball

3.

paper

4.

black, blue, green, and red markers

5. colour codes reference sheet

Step 1: Preparation 1.

Print one copy of the handout for each student or group.

2.

Print one copy of the colour codes reference sheet per group

Step 2: Complete the task 1.

Fill in your map with codes from the box, telling your bot how to move (according to the team's judgement).

2. Place Ozobot on “Start” and a table tennis ball in front of your Sisyphus 3. Calibrate Ozobot.

4. Press the power button to turn Ozobot on 5. Watch the Ozobot movement 6. Repeat several times

What is your Favorite sport and why and Ozobot Sports are a part of our culture and touch nearly everyone’s life to some degree.

Getting your child involved in sports has many benefits:

1. Sports are fun!

2. Promoting an active lifestyle 3. Learning sportsmanship 4. Time-management skills 5. Teamwork makes the dream work What is your Favorite sport and why?

Everyone has a favorite sport. My favorite sport is ....

Materials: 1.

Ozobot

2.

paper

3.

black, blue, green, and red markers

4. colour codes reference sheet Step 1: Preparation 1.

2.

Print one copy of the handout for each student or group (optional- change the sports pictures according to the kid's judgement or pupils could draw by themself).

Print one copy of the colour codes reference sheet per group

Step 2: Complete the task 1.

Fill in your map with codes from the box, telling your bot how to move (according to the team's judgement).

2. Place Ozobot on “Start” (blue spot) 3. Calibrate Ozobot.

4. Press the power button to turn Ozobot on 5. Watch the Ozobot movement 6. Repeat several times

Ozo expedition to Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, being larger than only Mercury. In English, Mars carries the name of the Roman god of war and is often referred to as the "Red Planet".

Be the first player to reach Mars by completing drawing challenges!

Materials: 1.

Ozobot

2.

paper

3.

black, blue, green, and red markers

4. colour codes reference sheet

Create, Share, Learn Erasmus project Agrupamento de Escolas José Régio Portugal Name of the task: – Scratch coding activity

Scratch is a block-based programming language designed to be easy to use. Users program in Scratch by dragging blocks from the block palette and attaching them to other blocks like a jigsaw puzzle. Structures of multiple blocks are called scripts. This method of programming (building code with blocks) is referred to as "drag-and-drop programming".

With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games and animations - and share your creations with others in the online community.

Scratch is designed to be fun, educational, and easy to learn. Scratch is designed specifically for young people (ages 8 and up) to help them to think creatively, to reason systematically and to work collaboratively - skills essential to life in the 21st century: thinking creatively, communicating

clearly, analyzing systematically, using technologies

fluently, collaborating effectively, designing iteratively, and learning continuously.

You can download Scratch free of charge in

https://scratch.mit.edu/download Name of the activity : Cork Game

and History

Age: ages 8 and up (adapting the contents)

Resources needed: computer – Scratch programme/app

Aims:

Learning basic steps for coding To Promote creative thinking and clear communication To promote systematic analyses To Promote the use of technologies fluently To promote students collaborating effectively, designing iteratively, and learning continuously.

The aims in the classroom are:

To support creativity, communication and cooperation To foster connection between curriculum content and students' lived experiences To engage students in research, coding and programing

Lifelong learning competences Programing and creative thinking

Description: In this activity the students learn how to create a scratch game related to corks – a natural sustainable product from the Portuguese national tree, used in isolation, decoration and for wine bottles.

The project was made by teacher Luís Maurício and students of José Régio School during the school year of 2020.

José Régio School engaged in Green cork recycling project, which aims to reinforce students awareness towards sustainable use of cork and product recycling into new uses.

Portalegre city grew alongside the flourishing cork factory Robinson Cork. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_William_Robinson

Cork recycling process: the lifecycle of an incredible, sustainable material. Cork is as natural, sustainable, renewable and good for the environment as we can imagine a material

to be. The cork that makes up natural wine stoppers comes from the bark of cork oak trees that grow in Mediterranean Europe and North Africa. When the cork is harvested the trees aren't cut down, instead their bark is carefully stripped away by hand in a skilled trade that's passed down over generations.

It takes between nine and twelve years for the bark to grow back thick enough to be harvested again. After harvest, as the trees begin to grow back their bark, they suck up to five times more carbon from the atmosphere. They do this to fuel the photosynthesis that the regrowth requires.

That carbon is then locked away in the bark. For every ton of natural cork stoppers produced, cork oaks fix two tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. The cork industry supports huge areas of cork oak forests, 2.7 million hectares to be exact, cleaning the earth's air at remarkable rates.

More info here https://yoursole.com/blog/us/cork-sustainable-versatile http://www.aejr.pt/erasmus/eco-escolas/

Notes: Any other ideas can be developed on the topic

Procedure for Coding Activity : Teachers: Scratach activities can be iniciated with a coding course.

Students: Scratach activities can be iniciated with a coding cards which can be printed. https://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/resources/scratch-cards.html This set of 12 Scratch cards provides a quick way to learn new Scratch code. The front of each card shows what you can do; the back shows how to do Pupils can develop the initiation projects and gradually build their own projects.

Activity nº1 Project Green Cork Scratch coding File Jogo_ApanhaRolhas.sb3

Students can open “Scratch” program (after downloading from https://scratch.mit.edu/download) After the initiantion course, students will be ready for programing.

Students can open the file “jogo_ApanhaRolhas” and play it.

Students can make small changes to embed coding an try them.

To reproduce/produce the game in Scratch coding, follow the image tutorial: Bowl 1 coding

Bowl 2 – coding

Image 1 coding

Image 2 - coding

Image 3 – coding

Stage coding

Activity nº2 Project Green Cork Scratch coding File ProjetoGreenCork.sb3

Students click on “Stage” and on the images to get info from Cork use and cycle.

Author: Valentina Riccia