Sphero Computer Science Foundations Courses 1-3

SKU: CSF Complete Set
Price:
$499
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Computer Science Foundations (CSF) is a supplemental, standards-aligned curriculum designed to be taught in the classroom alongside our BOLT robot. Almost all the lessons are fully compatible with BOLT+, Sphero’s latest round robot.*

Across 3 courses and 72 lessons, teachers and students will explore STEAM principles through creative coding. By the end of these courses, students will demonstrate a mastery of block programming by manipulating sensors, loops, conditionals, variables, and functions, and rewrite simple block programs in JavaScript.

STANDARDS-ALIGNED CS LEARNING: Aligned to NGSS, CSTA, TEKS, and various international and state standards.

PRINTED TEACHER GUIDEBOOK + PERPETUAL DIGITAL LICENSE: A resource-rich guide containing 72 detailed lessons for educators. Includes a perpetual license to all digital student facing materials and content.

REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS: Lessons that connect coding concepts to real-world applications, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

ADAPTABLE CURRICULUM: Flexible lesson plans that can be tailored to different classroom settings and student needs.

*Lessons utilizing the BOLT magnetometer and on charger event blocks will not work with BOLT+. Learn more here.

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Objectives & Themes

In Course 1
Students will demonstrate proficiency with the Draw Canvas and know how to use block programs to manipulate lights and sounds and create loops and conditionals.
You guessed it, we're talking about the Arts. Using Sphero robots, students will use the Draw and Block Canvas to paint, write poetry, compose music, and dance.
As students progress to programming with blocks, they'll learn how to connect numbers in equations, play dice games, design guessing games, and create their own figure skating routines.
Three students focused on using the Sphero polycarbonate robotic ball to learn about the natural world.
In this theme, students will use their polycarbonate robotic ball to understand the natural world by mimicking the movement of animals, programming a school of fish, and modeling sleep patterns.
You guessed it, we're talking about the Arts. Using Sphero robots, students will use the Draw and Block Canvas to paint, write poetry, compose music, and dance.
As students progress to programming with blocks, they'll learn how to connect numbers in equations, play dice games, design guessing games, and create their own figure skating routines.
Three students focused on using the Sphero polycarbonate robotic ball to learn about the natural world.
In this theme, students will use their polycarbonate robotic ball to understand the natural world by mimicking the movement of animals, programming a school of fish, and modeling sleep patterns.

In Course 2

Students will demonstrate a mastery of block programming by manipulating sensors, loops, conditionals, variables, and functions. They will also understand block to text transitions.

With their robots and Block programming skills, students will learn to communicate clearly with their partners, offer praise and encouragement, and grow their classroom community.
In this series of Block lessons, students will use their Sphero robots to represent the elements of a story, develop dialogue, retell historical events, and even overcome writer's block.
Bring out your inner gamer through a series of lessons designed to develop your Block programming skills-play Bingo, search for hidden treasure and build your own set of dice.
With their robots and Block programming skills, students will learn to communicate clearly with their partners, offer praise and encouragement, and grow their classroom community.
In this series of Block lessons, students will use their Sphero robots to represent the elements of a story, develop dialogue, retell historical events, and even overcome writer's block.
Bring out your inner gamer through a series of lessons designed to develop your Block programming skills-play Bingo, search for hidden treasure and build your own set of dice.

In Course 3

Students will be able to develop complex programs with the Block Canvas and rewrite simple block programs in JavaScript.

In this series of lessons, students will become critical thinkers and problem-solvers as they puzzle through obstacle courses, lockboxes, secret codes, and more.
From exploring how animals migrate to planning a road trip, this series of lessons brings the world of navigation to life for students through hands-on programming with their Sphero robots.
In this theme, students develop their problem-solving and collaboration skills while creating secret codes, solving riddles and cracking a bank robbery.
In this series of lessons, students will become critical thinkers and problem-solvers as they puzzle through obstacle courses, lockboxes, secret codes, and more.
From exploring how animals migrate to planning a road trip, this series of lessons brings the world of navigation to life for students through hands-on programming with their Sphero robots.
In this theme, students develop their problem-solving and collaboration skills while creating secret codes, solving riddles and cracking a bank robbery.
The Sphero Computer Science Foundations Course programming levels, themes, and lessons.