Description

In this lesson, students will research an assigned element from the periodic table. Using creative thinking skills, students will program Cue as a superhero or supervillain who personifies the properties of or associations with their element.

Objectives

• Personify the researched properties of an element as powers or abilities of a superhero or supervillain
• Program Cue to run a program which will reflect the strengths, weaknesses, actions, intentions, friends, and/or foes of a superhero or villain
• Present, run, and explain a program based on an elemental superhero or supervillain to classmates
• Implement actions and events in their program

Curriculum Connections Summary

• Ontario - Mathematics - Algebra (Coding) & Science
• New Brunswick - Science
• Nova Scotia - Science & ICT
• Alberta - Science, ICT & CTF
• British Columbia - Science & ADST
• Manitoba - Science
• Prince Edward Island - Science
• Saskatchewan - Science
• Newfoundland & Labrador - Science
• Yukon Territories - Follow's B.C.'s Curriculum
• Northwest Territories - Follows Alberta's Curriculum
• Nunavut - Follows Alberta's Curriculum