Welcome to the CS Makers lessons and materials site. This site is a repository of 8th grade computer science lessons and resources from the NSF INCLUDES CS Makers grant. The CS Makers curriculum is aligned with the Alabama course of study on Digital Literacy and Computer Science. Each lesson set includes computer science materials for teachers and students with making activities that incorporate the BBC micro:bit.

• Week #1
  • Lesson set #1 - Design Thinking - Good & Bad Design
  • Lesson set #2 - Introduction to Design Thinking
  • Lesson set #3 - Introduction to Computer Science and the micro:bit
• Week #2
  • Lesson set #4 - Design a Digitally Enhanced Nametag
  • Lesson set #5 - Algorithms and Computational Thinking
  • Lesson set #6 - Algorithm Activity: Human Robot
• Week #3
  • Lesson set #7 - Introduction to Variables
  • Lesson set #8 - Single Numeric Variable
  • Lesson set #9 - Multiple Variables
• Week #4
  • Lesson set #10 - Introduction to Flowcharts
  • Lesson set #11 - Flowcharts and Variables Part 1
  • Lesson set #12 - Flowcharts and Variables Part 2
• Week #5
  • Lesson set #13 - Blink a LED
  • Lesson set #14 - Variable Blink a LED
  • Lesson set #15 - Traffic Light with LEDs
• Week #6
  • Lesson set #16 - Relational Operators
  • Lesson set #17 - Logic Operators
  • Lesson set #18 - Magic 8 Micro:bit
• Week #7
  • Lesson set #19 - Loops
  • Lesson set #20 - Project TBD
  • Lesson set #21 - Project TBD
• Week #8
  • Lesson set #22 - Conditionals
  • Lesson set #23 - Project TBD
  • Lesson set #24 - Project TBD
• Week #9
  • Lesson set #25 - Reaction Game

This material is based upon work supported by
the National Science Foundation Grant No. 1744467 BBC micro:bit ® Micro:bit Educational Foundation