Teacher Resources

Boolean Girl has been teaching elementary school-aged children to code for many years. Since 2014, we have been developing curricula, crafting lesson plans, and training instructors to educate kids in STEM fields like coding, engineering, and robotics. Throughout the years, we have worked with teachers to develop and test our curricula, integrating it into subjects such as math, science, and literature.

We have proven curricula for both online and in-class teaching that is aligned with national standards for Computer Science, and we want to share that with you. Our goal is to improve diversity in STEM careers, and one way to do that is to get our time-tested and teacher-endorsed lessons in the hands of educators like you - educators who see the gaps in STEM fields and want to help girls, low-income, and underrepresented groups get more access to in-school computer science and engineering education.

All of these lessons are completely FREE to you.

Spring 2024 Teacher Training Sessions in Scratch

We want you to get the most out of these resources, so we are offering free Scratch training for teachers throughout the Spring. Training sessions run from 4:00pm to 5:00pm EDT and will go over how to use Scratch in a classroom, coding with Scratch, and the Scratch Curriculum that Boolean Girl provides for teachers. Teachers may join on any of the following days:

March: 19, 20, 26, 27
April: 9, 10, 23, 24
May: 7, 8

ZOOM Link to Join

If you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to info@booleangirl.org.

Driving Question/Discovery Problem: How can we apply our understanding of ratios and unit rates, combined with the use of a micro:bit step counter, to calculate walking speed?

Real World Connections: Calculation of unit rates and speed without the ability to measure total distance traveled directly. Students can measure their step length, utilize the micro:bit as a step counter, record data for a given period of time, and complete calculations utilizing this data.

Lesson Plan WorkSheet Coding Guide Data Sheet

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We support teachers by sharing lesson plans, providing free training, and donating micro:bit STEM kits to schools.

STEM Courses & Lessons

Spring 2024 Teacher Training Sessions in Scratch

A quick note on sharing these resources:

Scratch Lessons

Animate My Story in Scratch

Code Your Own Adventure

Platformer Games

Python Lessons

Python I Turtle Art

Python II Code Your Own Adventure

micro:bit Lessons

micro:bit Beginner Lessons

Simple Circuits an Intro to Electricity

micro:bit RoboPet

micro:bit Parachute Drop

micro:bit Surface Area With Dice

micro:bit Step Counter

micro:bit Light Level Meter

micro:bit Radio Signal Strength

micro:bit Timing Gates

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