//code.Node Solution Set • PS-3316

The //code.Node Solution Set introduces students to the fundamentals of coding, and how to apply those fundamentals, by engaging them in exciting, hands-on explorations of science phenomena. This award-winning kit provides everything educators need to seamlessly integrate it into their STEM courses, including:

• Essential Coding to Learn, Fundamentals of Coding with the //code.Node Board Book 
• //code.Node and removable holder
• Coding with Blockly Video Support
• Essential Coding to Learn Teacher Manual (digital version)

Student Board Book and Activities

The Essential Coding to Learn Student Board Book introduces students to 5 measurable science phenomena that may be explored while learning about 10 basic, standards-based coding concepts. Each phenomenon is brought to life with pictures and real-life examples. Foundational coding concepts are developed and used to explore the science phenomena.  For example, as students learn about magnetism and magnetic poles, they create a magnetic field indicator while developing an understanding of Boolean logic, collecting and transforming data, and exploring conditionals.

Explore Science Phenomena with //code.Node and Blockly Code

Each investigation follows our “learn to code, code to learn” model by introducing a key coding concept, related phenomena, and then asking students to apply it using the //code.Node and Blockly coding.

The five main science phenomena explored in the //code.Node Board Book include:

1. Magnetism and magnetic poles
2. Probability, motion and random number generators
3. Properties of light and night lights
4. Temperature and efficiency
5. Sound and sound activated devices
    

The ten standards-based foundations of coding and computational thinking include:

1. Understanding Boolean logic
2. Developing algorithms
3. Collecting and transforming data
4. Creating and utilizing loops and iterations
5. Developing nested loops
6. Using random integers and absolute value blocks
7. Applying conditionals
8. Designating code output functions
9. Incorporating existing code into original programs
10. Creating and coding with variables
     

Teacher Manual

The accompanying online Essential Coding to Learn Teacher Manual provides detailed step-by-step instructions, sample code and challenging questions aligned to state and national science and computer science standards for the 5 phenomena to be explored with teacher tips and answer keys.  The manual also provides 5 additional opportunities to extend your coding knowledge by exploring:

• Sound levels and intensity
• Two-dimensional acceleration
• Body temperature and measurement

While developing more advanced skills in coding, such as:

• Computer graphics coordinates
• Compound conditionals
• Nested loops
• Decomposing problems and incorporating feedback
• Adapting algorithms to solve computational problems
   

Video Support

We offer video support for not only the //code.Node Solution Set, but also its individual components. How-to videos and demonstrations can be accessed at any time for instant help inside or outside the classroom.

What's Included

• 1x //code.Node (PS-3231)
• 1x //code.Node Holder (PS-3233)
• 1x Essential Coding to Learn, Fundamentals of Coding with the //code.Node Student Board Book
• 1x Essential Coding to Learn Teacher's Manual (PS-6338)