Project Crystal Code Curriculum 2020-2021
Check out the curriculum from the 2020-2021 Project Crystal Code mulch study! The project will be focusing on a new research question for the 2021-2022 school year. To learn about this year’s project and curriculum, visit the main Project Crystal Code page here!
Teacher & Educator Resources
- Teacher Guide (PDF)
- Student Pre-Program Assessment
- Student Post-Program Assessment
- Student Field Notebook template
Session 1: Welcome to Moro Canyon!
- Session 1 Lesson Guide (PDF)
- Session 1 Slideshow
- Exploring Moro Canyon Thinglink
- Session 1 Field Notebook template
Session 2: Introduction to Our Experiment
Session 3: Designing a Model
- Session 3 Lesson Guide (PDF)
- Session 3 Slideshow (Padlet version)
- Session 3 Slideshow (SageModeler version)
- Session 3 Field Notebook template
Session 4: Making a Hypothesis
Session 5: Building Circuits
Session 6: Learning to Code
- Session 6 Lesson Guide (PDF)
- Session 6 Slideshow
- Session 6 Extension Slideshow: Downloading Code to a Micro:Bit
- Session 6 Extension Slideshow: Rock, Paper, Scissors
- Session 6 Field Notebook Template
- Session 6 Micro:Bit MakeCode Directions
Session 7: Coding a Soil Moisture Meter
- Session 7 Lesson Guide (PDF)
- Session 7 Slideshow
- Session 7 Field Notebook Template
- Session 7 Micro:Bit MakeCode Directions
Session 8: Collecting Data
- Session 8 Lesson Guide (PDF)
- Session 8 Slideshow
- Data Collection Thinglink
- Session 8 Field Notebook Template
Session 9: Analyzing Data
- Session 9 Lesson Guide (PDF)
- Session 9 Slideshow (Google Sheets version)
- Session 9 Slideshow (SageModeler version)
- Session 9 Field Notebook template
Session 10: Sharing Our Findings
- Session 10 Lesson Guide (PDF)
- Session 10 Slideshow
- Session 10 Field Notebook template
- Presentation Template Slideshow
- Photos for Presentations
Have any other questions? Please contact Kaitlin Magliano at kaitlin@crystalcove.org for more information!