Modeling the Movement of Particles Using Scratch

by Timothy Malan

Students observe particle movement for solids, liquids, and gases. They then write Pseudocode for coding particle behavior and then they code particle movement on Scratch for the three states/phases of matter listed above.

Lesson Grade Level

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

Lesson Plan Link/URL

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eMgyjURcKOU9ZgoU2JwEF0pUERj-IxRL/edit?u…

Subject Area

Science Physical Science P1: Matter Technology 1. Empowered Learner 3. Knowledge Constructor 4. Innovative Designer 5. Computational Thinker

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