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    Computational Thinking Carnival Game Guide from #MACUL16.

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    ComputationalThinking
    CarnivalGameGuide
    COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

    CARNIVAL

    ComputationalThinkingCarnivalbyMichiganStateUniversitysMasterofArtsinEducationalTechnologyProgramislicensedunderaCreativeCommonsAttributionNonCommercialShareAlike4.0InternationalLicense.Basedonaworkathttp://edutech.msu.edu/.

    COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

    CARNIVAL

    Pick a Pop
    Materials:
    DIYandcreatealollipopgamebystartingwitha
    sparebox(weusedafruitsnackbox).Pokeholes
    intheboxusingapenorincreaseefficiencyby
    usingaDremelifyouhaveonearound.Wrapthe
    boxandstickthelollipopsthroughthewrapping
    paper,intotheholesyouputintothebox.
    Makesuretocreateadatacollectionsheet!

    ComputationalThinkingCarnivalbyMichiganStateUniversitysMasterofArtsinEducationalTechnologyProgramislicensedunderaCreativeCommonsAttributionNonCommercialShareAlike4.0InternationalLicense.Basedonaworkathttp://edutech.msu.edu/.

    1.Pullyourfavoriteflavorlollipopfromthebox.
    2.Observe,isthestickmarkedornot?
    3.Recordthisdataonthesheetprovided.

    COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

    CARNIVAL

    Pick a Pop

    PickaPophighlightsthefollowingCTconcepts:
    DataCollection
    DataAnalysis
    ByplayingPickaPop,youareactivelycollectingdata.Wehavesetupdatacollectionmethodssothattheycan
    easilyhelpusanswerourquestions:WhatisthemostpopularDumDumflavorofCTCarnivalattendees?What
    percentageoflollipopspulledweremarked?Ofthemarkedlollipops,howweretheflavorsrepresented?
    Attheendofeachday,wewillanalyzethedatatomakesenseofitandfindanypatternsthatexist.Then,wewill
    hopefullybeabletodrawsomeconclusions!Aftertwofulldaysofdatacollection,wecanevencompareouranalysis
    toseeifanyothertrendsarise.
    ComputationalThinkingCarnivalbyMichiganStateUniversitysMasterofArtsinEducationalTechnologyProgramislicensedunderaCreativeCommonsAttributionNonCommercialShareAlike4.0InternationalLicense.Basedonaworkathttp://edutech.msu.edu/.

    COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

    CARNIVAL

    Guess a Number

    Materials:
    Arubberduckandawrappedboxfordisplay.

    ComputationalThinkingCarnivalbyMichiganStateUniversitysMasterofArtsinEducationalTechnologyProgramislicensedunderaCreativeCommonsAttributionNonCommercialShareAlike4.0InternationalLicense.Basedonaworkathttp://edutech.msu.edu/.

    1.Thereisanumberonthebottomofthisduck.Itcould
    beanynumber,1100.

    2.Youhave7turnstoguessthenumbercorrectly.
    Wanttoplayitonline?https://goo.gl/MxdzzF

    COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

    CARNIVAL

    Guess a Number

    GuessaNumberhighlightsthefollowingCTconcept:
    ProblemDecomposition

    Asyouwerechallengedtoguessanumberinonly7attempts,howdidyoustrategizetouseyourguessesinthe
    mostefficientway?Youprobablyrealizedthatitwasbesttobreakthisproblemdownintosmallerpieces.There
    are99possibilitiestoguessthewrongnumber,sobybreakingitdown(maybeyouguessed50first)andgetting
    feedback,youwereabletothenbreakthenumbersintosmallerranges.Bybreaking1100intosmallernumber
    sets,youwereabletosolvetheproblemofthemysterynumberinamoremanageableway.Thisisanexample
    ofproblemdecomposition.
    ComputationalThinkingCarnivalbyMichiganStateUniversitysMasterofArtsinEducationalTechnologyProgramislicensedunderaCreativeCommonsAttributionNonCommercialShareAlike4.0InternationalLicense.Basedonaworkathttp://edutech.msu.edu/.

    COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

    CARNIVAL

    Fix the Ferris Wheel

    Materials(clicktobelinkedtoitems):
    Posterboardorpaperforsmallerscale
    Coppertape
    LED
    Buttoncellbattery
    TapetoholddownthebatteryandLED

    ComputationalThinkingCarnivalbyMichiganStateUniversitysMasterofArtsinEducationalTechnologyProgramislicensedunderaCreativeCommonsAttributionNonCommercialShareAlike4.0InternationalLicense.Basedonaworkathttp://edutech.msu.edu/.

    Oneofthemainlightsonourferriswheelhasgoneout!Canyouhelpusfixit?
    1.Placeafingeronthebaseoftheferriswheel,nowslideitto
    theright.
    2.Countthegreenlightsasyoumoveyourfingerupthepost.
    Stopatthe15thlight.
    3.Followthecirclewiththedarkgreenlightstotheright.Stop
    atthe6thlight.
    4.Followtheredlightpathtotheright.Stoponthethirdlight.

    COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

    CARNIVAL

    5.Keeponefingerthere.
    6.Withyourotherhand(orwithafriend'shelp),
    counttheorangepointsupwardsfromthered
    lightyou'reat.Stopatthe3rdorangepoint.
    7.Pushonthispointandtheredlightthatyour
    otherhandisholding.Ifeverythingwasdone
    correctly,thelightshouldbefixed!

    Fix the Ferris Wheel

    WeareusingthisgametohighlightthefollowingCTconcept:

    Algorithm
    ByhelpingusFixtheFerrisWheel,youwereactuallyfollowinganalgorithm.Analgorithmisasetofsequenced
    stepsthathelpyoucompleteataskorsolveaproblem.Ifyoudidnotfollowthesequencecorrectly,theoutcome
    wasthattheferriswheelwasnotfixed.Couldyouhavedeterminedhowtofixtheferriswheelwithoutfollowingthe
    algorithm?Yes,butyouwouldhavebeenguessingwhichisnotasefficient.Canyouimprovethealgorithmto
    maintaintheclarity,butcondensethenumberofstepsthatittakestofixtheferriswheel?

    ComputationalThinkingCarnivalbyMichiganStateUniversitysMasterofArtsinEducationalTechnologyProgramislicensedunderaCreativeCommonsAttributionNonCommercialShareAlike4.0InternationalLicense.Basedonaworkathttp://edutech.msu.edu/.

    COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

    CARNIVAL

    Ring Toss Remix


    Materials:
    Ifyou'dliketopurchaseasetsimilarto
    this,searchfor"TowerofHanoi"atyour
    favoritegamestore.
    Or,DIYandcreateitfromablockof
    styrofoam,pencils,andcardboardcutout
    ringsofdifferentsizes.

    ComputationalThinkingCarnivalbyMichiganStateUniversitysMasterofArtsinEducationalTechnologyProgramislicensedunderaCreativeCommonsAttributionNonCommercialShareAlike4.0InternationalLicense.Basedonaworkathttp://edutech.msu.edu/.

    1.Startwith3ringsonlyonRod1.
    2.CountthenumberofmovesthatittakesyoutomovealloftheringsovertoRod3WITHOUTplacingalargerring
    ontoasmallerone.
    3.Ifittookyoumorethan7moves,continuetryinguntilyougetitdownto7movesonly.
    4.Onceyouvemasteredthe3rings,placethembackonRod1andaddanadditionalring.
    5.Usewhatyoulearnedfromsolvingthe3ringchallengetosolvethe4ringchallenge.
    6.Canyoumovethe4ringsin15moves?

    Playthisgameusingthephysicalmodeloronlinehere:https://goo.gl/pbgp8D

    COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

    CARNIVAL

    Ring Toss Remix

    WeareusingthisgametohighlightthefollowingCTconcepts:
    Simulation&Models
    Problemdecomposition
    Algorithms
    Abstraction

    AsyouhadfunplayingtheRingTossRemix,youwerealsotacklingacomplexproblemthroughthissimulation.At
    somepoint,youprobablyhadanattemptthatwasnotsuccessfulandyouhadtorunanothertrial.Asyoumoved
    theringstotherods,youdeterminedawaytobreaktheproblemintomoremanageablepieces,maybefocusingon
    oneortwomovesatatime.Then,youstartedtocomeupwithalgorithmswithoutevenrealizingitpotentially.IfI
    movethisringtothisrod,thenIcanmove...ohwait,thatwontworkbecauseofX.Onceyoufiguredoutthesteps
    needed,youusedthatexperiencetoinformhowtotacklethenewproblemofmanaging4rings.Usingthis
    informationtohelpyoucreateasolutionisanexampleofabstraction.
    ComputationalThinkingCarnivalbyMichiganStateUniversitysMasterofArtsinEducationalTechnologyProgramislicensedunderaCreativeCommonsAttributionNonCommercialShareAlike4.0InternationalLicense.Basedonaworkathttp://edutech.msu.edu/.

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