Foundation - Year 2
Junior coders
Workshop + exhibition visit
Tickets
When
Monday to Thursdays during school terms
10am-2pm
Introduce your students to coding and gameplay language through patterns and puzzles. Using software and tactile hardware, they'll create cool coding commands. This workshop is an introduction to coding concepts and is suitable for classes with little experience.
Students will:
- get an introduction to coding, and coding concepts
- use hands-on software and objects
- work in pairs to solve coding problems through gameplay
Important information
This workshop is designed to accommodate two classes of up to 28 students (up to 56 in total). It includes a 90-minute workshop for each class plus a visit to our The Story of the Moving Image exhibition.
Links to pre-visit information and post-visit activities will be made available upon booking.
Access social story information for this workshop space here.
Curriculum links
Mathematics Level 1
give and follow directions to move people and objects to different locations within a space VC2M1SP02
Mathematics Level 2
locate positions in two-dimensional representations of a familiar space; move positions by following directions and pathways VC2M2SP02
Digital technologies Level F-2
follow, describe and represent algorithms involving a sequence of steps, branching (decisions) and iteration (repetition) needed to solve simple problems VC2TDI2C02
investigate simple problems for known users that can be solved with digital systems VC2TDI2C01
Media Arts Foundation
use play, imagination, experimentation and processes to discover possibilities and develop ideas VC2AMAFD01