Computational Thinking: Building Models for Grades 3-5
Lesson Title: Bedroom Blueprint
Grade Levels: 3-5
Length of Lesson: 90 minutes
Overview: In this lesson, students take on the role of an architect and use modeling to create a bedroom blueprint to use for designing a new room. They also manage their budget to identify what furniture they will include.
Activity: Students are presented with the task of creating their ideal bedroom after winning the Kids Design Challenge Contest. They will design a bedroom using the provided dimensions, requirements, budget, and a list of supply items.
Standards Alignment:
Mathematics
- Select, apply, and translate among mathematical representations to solve problems.
- Select, apply, and translate among mathematical representations to solve problems.
- Use representations to model and interpret physical, social, and mathematical phenomena.
Social and Emotional Learning
- Learners will be able to effectively communicate clearly, listen well, and cooperate with others.
Computer Science
- Organize and present collected data visually to highlight relationships and support a claim.
- Use data to highlight or propose cause-and-effect relationships, predict outcomes, or communicate an idea.
- Use an iterative process to plan the development of a program by including others’ perspectives and considering user preferences. Use data to highlight or propose cause and-effect relationships, predict outcomes, or communicate an idea.
