This week the Pinnguaq at Home lessons and activities provide students and families with opportunities to explore the diverse value and belief systems surrounding the environment. These simple and fun activities will help develop problem-solving skills, which we hope will encourage students to be agents of change in the world around them.
Player Control in Scratch: Basic Movement Techniques
Grade 7 – Grade 12
In this lesson students will be introduced to three techniques for moving a player around the stage in Scratch!
Lego Challenge Cards – Grades 4-6
Grade 4 – Grade 6
Lego Challenge Cards for learners in grades 4-6 that provide open-ended building possibilities.
Lego Challenge Cards – Grades K-3
Grade 1 – Grade 3
Lego Challenge Cards for learners in grade K-3 that provide open-ended building possibilities.
Build a DIY Catapult Design Challenge
Primary – Grade 6
Learn about potential and kinetic energy by building a catapult with popsicle sticks, elastics, and a bottle cap.
Tallest Tower Design
Primary – Grade 6
Use recycled newspaper and tape to build the tallest freestanding tower that can be both tall and strong enough to withstand a windstorm. Then create a windstorm to see if your tower can stand tall!
Tallest Tower Design Challenge
Grade 3 – Grade 6
This lesson omits technology from use to allow students to explore structural design using simple materials.
Using Twine to Understand our Responsibilities to Mother Earth: Environmental Protection from a Two-Eyed Seeing Perspective
Grade 7 – Grade 12
In this lesson we introduce students to the Two-Eyed Seeing or Etuaptmumk Framework, created by Mi’kmaw Elder Albert Marshall.
Designing Sound for Video Games
Grade 7 – Grade 12
This lesson shows you how to use audacity to edit sounds to create your own sound FX for a Seeking game made with Scratch!
