Coding Basics and Virtual Environments

For the last nine weeks we will be exploring the basics of how technology and the internet works as well as how we interact with it. We will start with lessons on coding; what it is, how it works, general rules about computer languages, who uses them, why they are important along with a host of other questions that pop up along the way. Following our introduction, we will learning how to do some basic coding and then moving into the virtual environments we can use to learn, explore, and create.

4th and 5th grade will be looking at simple Javascript and/or HTML. Questions and links for them are below.
2nd and 3rd grade will be looking at basic elements of code and how it works. They will then be interacting and creating with a variety of digital environments and formats.
Kinder and 1st grade will be learning about basic design and rules for computer languages and instructions and focusing on using virtual tools and applications to create and share work with others.

Important Links we will need:
HTML beginner lesson. HTML Lesson
Javascript beginner coding. Codemonster
Virtual Lego builder. LEGO

Questions by grade levels.
4th-5th
1. What does HTML stand for and what is it used for?
2. HTML uses tags and words to work. What are tags and how do they operate?
3. Syntax is the order in which words and code are written. Why is this important when writing any type of computer code?
4. Why do HTML tags come in pairs?
5. what general rules have you learned about coding?