Activities and Fireworks for Computers
May 6-10
Star Wars: A New Hope The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy – Chapters 10-13
Workshop Activities
1. Craft – Pixel Art Mosaic
2. Key Points – Computers Everywhere
3. Collaborative – Building a Computer
4. Writing - “Hello, world!”
5. Math/Logic – My Brain as a Computer
6. Genius Principle - AI
7. Big Activity - Programming
8. Movement - Tron Battle
Minecraft Activities
Trash compactor
Programming activity
Inside a computer
Command blocks
Build challenge: Design a new “smart” device or toy
Upcoming Events
Weekly teen hangouts in Santa Ana https://www.facebook.com/events/317560022131506/
Disneyland meetup: May 8 – Biomes https://www.celebrationeducation.com/copy-of-theme
Field trips – Trips are currently being scheduled! New trips posted here: https://socalhomeschooladventures.com/product-category/field-trips/celebration-education-field-trips/
May 24 Celebration: Laser Tag!
Fireworks
Read through the fireworks and choose about five that you think might interest your child. Allow him or her to select 1-3 of them.
Play some math games at mathgames.com . When typing number answers, use the 10-key pad on the keyboard. Use the correct 10-key fingering.
Catalog everything in your home that uses a computer chip.
Dissect an old, unwanted computer. How many parts can you identify?
Write a story about a computer with artificial intelligence. Is it a good computer or a bad one? What does this computer do?
Make a commercial for a powerful computer. Be sure to include all the specifications.
Make a PowerPoint presentation about computers.
Practice typing: https://www.kidztype.com/typing-web/browse-typing-practice.html
Change some numbers into binary.
Compare bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, and terabytes. What are their values?
Shop for your dream computer.
Make a large picture book about computers.
Memorize the lyrics for the Computer Man song. Try the dance also! https://youtu.be/jeg_TJvkSjg
Dissect an old computer.
