Computer Science for the Real World

Computer science is all around us, at school, at home, and in the community. This book gives readers the essential tools they need to understand how to use a design process to create artifacts. Brilliant color photographs and accessible text will engage readers and allow them to connect deeply with the concept. The computer science topic is paired with an age-appropriate curricular topic to deepen readers'' learning experience and show how using a design process works in the real world. In this book, readers learn how to make a simple machine by working step by step. This nonfiction book is paired with the fiction book I Make a Simple Machine (ISBN: 9781538368558). The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: Vocabulary, Background knowledge, Text-dependent questions, Whole class activities, and Independent activities.