Cross-curricular Projects

ELA Projects

Interactive Fiction

This cross-curricular project is so much fun for students and a great way to integrate ELA into CS. Interactive Fiction is a story-based game that allows players to control the game’s main character through a series of text commands. Write your own story and then code your world!

Madlibs

Madlibs is a word game where players fill in blanks in a story template with words of a specified type (e.g., noun, verb, adjective) to create humorous and often nonsensical narratives. Using Madlibs as a coding project in computer science offers a fun and engaging way to teach fundamental programming concepts.

Math and Science Projects

Mental Chronometry

In this project, students will conduct an experiment using CodeX to measure and analyze reaction times with different stimuli. Mental Chronometry, by definition, is the scientific study of processing speed or reaction time on a cognitive task. For this project, you will use code from Mission 10: Reaction Time as a base to get started, and then you will add code to conduct 4 different experiements. Then, you will collect data and analyze the data in different ways.

Tessellations

Tessellations are fun! Learn about Tesselations and use them to make a variety of different patterns on your CodeX screen. A tessellation is a pattern made up of one or more shapes that completely cover a surface without any gaps or overlaps. These shapes, known as tiles, fit together perfectly to form a repeating pattern. Tessellations can be found in various fields, including mathematics, art, architecture, and nature. The focus is how to use math to make different shapes like a brick, a skew, a half-cross, an isosceles triangle, and your own shape. With extensions for Geometry, Algebra, and Art, this possibilities for this project are endless!

Create your own code

Use this option for students who are ready to create their own program.

Starter Code

Use this option for students who need extra support to get started.

Random Student Selector

Add an element of unpredictability and excitement to your classroom! This project is based off of the code for CodeX Mission 9: Game Spinner. The final code from Mission 9 can be used as a base to create many new usable programs such as a random student selector, a random question selector, a random decision maker, etc. The sky's the limit!

Physical Science - Gravity

Explore gravity and Newton's 2nd Law of Motion with CodeX! Dive into a hands-on, cross-curricular project with CodeX where students can explore the fundamentals of gravity and motion. Using the CodeX accelerometer, learners will conduct experiments to test and verify Newton's 2nd Law of Motion, applying real-world data to deepen their understanding of these core scientific principles.

Art Projects

Personal Pictograms

In this project, students will use their code from Mission 8: AnswerBot to create their own Personal Pictogram. A pictogram uses symbols or images to represent data or a specific concept. Learn how to work with .JPG image files on CodeX, including formatting, image resizing, and displaying images on the CodeX.

Digital Art with CodeX

Unleash your creativity with CodeX in this cross-curricular project where students learn the art of drawing digital images and creating stunning ASCII art. This project blends coding with artistic expression, allowing learners to develop both their technical and creative skills in an engaging and hands-on way.

Cross-curricular Code Solutions