Fell, Ed
- Pine Run ES
- Distance Learning
- QUEST 5th Grade
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QUEST 5th Grade
Distance Learning Lesson
Hello 5th grade families! I hope you are enjoying this unique learning adventure. For this week's activities, please feel free to try something from the week #2 activities or go back and complete the other activity from week 1. I hope you are healthy, safe, and having some fun at home! ~Mr. Fell
Week 2
Option 1: Non-tech
Overview: Plan, design build, and improve a game.
Estimated Time: 25 minutes
Explanation: You will use materials that you have at home, examples could include white paper, tape, scissors, recycled materials like cereal boxes, stickers, etc. to build a game of your choice.
Quick things to know: You can use any materials that you have at home. There are no requirements or constraints on your final product.
Tasks:
- Plan: Think about the following questions:
- What games do I like that I can model my game after?
- How many players should be in my game?
- What kind of playing pieces do I want?
- How will someone win in my game?
- What will the payers earn along the way, points, money?
- How long should my game be? Short? Long?
- What materials do I have?
- Plan: Sketch it out on paper.
- Build, test & improve: Use the materials you have available to build and improve your final product.
- Share: Play your final game to someone in your house
Method of Communication (i.e. E-mail, Teams, Seesaw): Share with someone at home, or take a picture and share it with your QUEST teacher through email or Teams.
Tech Option
Overview: To complete coding challenges using blockly code.
Estimated Time: 25 minutes
Explanation: You will use your critically thinking and problem-solving skills to creatively solve coding challenges on code.org.
Quick things to know: You will need a device to access the internet.
Tasks:
- Using an internet browser on your electronic device, go to code.org
- From that main page, scroll down the page until you see the Hour of Code option. (it has an image of Minecraft characters above it)
- Click on the words Hour of Code.
- From that new window, select an hour of code challenge to complete.
- You do not need to finish the hour of code challenge.
Method of Communication (i.e., Seesaw, email, Teams): If you choose to complete all the levels, show your certificate to someone at home or you can print and bring it to your QUEST teacher.
Week 1
Option 1: Non-tech
Overview: Plan, design build, and improve a product of your choice.
Estimated Time: 25 minutes
Explanation: You will use materials that you have at home, examples could include white paper, tape, scissors, recycled materials like cereal boxes, stickers, etc. to build a product of your choice.
Quick things to know: You can use any materials that you have at home. There are no requirements or constraints on your final product.
Tasks:
- Plan: Think about the following questions:
- What product could I invent that would fix a problem?
- What designs or building structures am I interested in?
- What game could I make to play inside?
- What can I make that would help me organize my stuff?
- Plan: Choose one of these questions or any idea of your own. Sketch it out on paper.
- Build, test, & improve: Use the materials you have available to build and improve your final product.
- Share: Present your final product to someone in your house or share with your QUEST teacher.
Method of Communication (i.e., Canvas, email, Teams): Share with someone at home, or take a picture and share it with your QUEST teacher through email or Teams.
Option 2: Tech
Overview: To complete coding challenges using blockly code.
Estimated Time: 25 minutes
Explanation: You will use your critically thinking and problem-solving skills to creatively solve coding challenges on code.org.
Quick things to know: You will need a device to access the internet.
Tasks:
- Using an internet browser on your electronic device, go to code.org
- Optional: You can also access code.org through your Clever account.
- From that main page, scroll down the page until you see the Hour of Code option. (it has an image of Minecraft characters above it)
- Click on the words Hour of Code.
- From that new window, select an hour of code challenge to complete.
- You do not need to finish the hour of code challenge.
Method of Communication (i.e., Canvas, email, Teams): If you choose to complete all the levels, show your certificate to someone at home or you can print and bring it to your QUEST teacher.