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Tip Your Sense-Hat to 9th Grade CS Students Learning Python

My students need Raspberry Pi Sense Hats to continue learning Python in a fun and interactive way.

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My Students

I serve one hundred and sixty-three amazing ninth grade students at a public school in Oakland. My students come from diverse backgrounds, and many speak English as their second language. According to high-schools.com, ninety-nine point eight percent of our students receive free or reduced price lunch.

I believe that all students should have the opportunity to learn computer science regardless of background or previous life experience.

In our computer science course, students are learning how to understand and solve complex problems, how computers affect our society and the way humans interact with each other and technology, and how to code websites from scratch with HTML and CSS. Students have also started learning Python through creating interactive programs on their Raspberry Pi's. This course is meant to be rigorous, yet accessible for all students, and aims to inspire students to pursue computer science by making learning interactive and fun.

My Project

Our students have been learning Python programming using Raspberry Pi's for the last month. Students have created some amazing projects including infrared burglar alarms, rock paper scissor games, a photo booth, and a Morse Code Translator.

I am looking for additional add-ons for the Raspberry Pi's to keep our learning fresh and interactive and expand the capabilities for our Raspberry Pi's.

I am looking forward to having students control the LED light array and the temperature and barometric pressure sensors will help us with our data unit that is coming up next month. Students will also be able to implement the accelerometers and sensors to gauge orientation for increasingly cool and complex projects!

Mr. S.

Grades 9-12

Oakland High School

Oakland, CA

California

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

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This project will reach 163 students.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Raspberry Pi Sense HAT - AstroPi • Amazon Business $36.99 8 $295.92

SanDisk Ultra 32GB microSDHC UHS-I Card with Adapter, Grey/Red, Standard Packaging (SDSQUNC-032G-GN6MA) • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95

Materials cost			$309.87
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$28.35
3rd party payment processing fee			$4.65
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$372.87
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$65.80
Total project goal			$438.67
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$438.67
1 Donor			-$421.02
Donations toward project cost			-$372.87
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$48.15
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$17.65
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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