March 16th
Build Sisterhood:
Introduce yourselves as your name spelled backwards.
You may want to write down your name backwards to help you sound it out
Ex: Marry Poppins = Snippop
Also, if you were only allowed to eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Key Vocabulary for the Day:
Conditional: An element of code that only happens if something else is true. Conditionals are also called “if” statements, because “if” something happens, then something else will occur.
Logic: An organized way of thinking that makes sense to a computer.
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Questions to Ponder from pages 34-38:
Give an example of a container you use to store things.
What is its name?
How is it similar to a variable?
Think of an activity you do that requires you to repeat something.
What does that look like as a loop?
SPOTLIGHT:
Tarah Wheeler
Working in cybersecurity is a calling, not a profession.
At least, this is what Tarah Wheeler believes!
Tarah realized that there was a lack of information between the consumer and the product makers about the potential for security breaches. She has dedicated her life to filling this knowledge gap.
Each day, she wakes up and takes on the responsibility of protecting the security of her users. Her company protects nearly 16 billion online interactions from being hacked or manipulated daily.
Currently, Tarah serves as the Principal Security Advisor and CEO at Red Queen Technologies, and writes books and articles about cybersecurity. Previously, Tarah worked at Microsoft Game Studios and founded Infosec Unlock, an initiative to recruit diverse speakers into the information security industry.
Watch the video below to hear Tarah advocate for more secure business practices, products, and consumer habits!
Unplugged Activity:
Materials: One container per student (like these), coloring tools, paper, (optional) magazines for pictures
Prompt: In this chapter, you learned that variable can store all types of information. What would a variable that represented you hold?
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Start by creating your own personal variable by decorating the outside of a box, cup, or other container with your name and other images that represent you.
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Then, put words, drawings or objects inside of your variable that represent who you are and what matters to you.
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Finally, think about things that you’d like to add to your personal variable over time - because just like a variable, you can change and grow!
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Finish this activity by sharing the contents of your variable and what you'd like to add one day in small groups.
Photos used under Creative Commons from Theo Crazzolara, BAMCorp