May 1, 2010

Professor Tim Bell: Computer Science Unplugged

Tim Bell, a University of Canterbury Professor of Computer Science, developed a series of materials for teaching computer science concepts to children, "Through engaging games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around." He calls the curriculum Computer Science Unplugged.

Computer Science Unplugged is a series of learning activities that reveals a little-known secret: Computer Science isn't really about computers at all!

CS Unplugged provides an extensive collection of free resources that teach principles of Computer Science such as binary numbers, algorithms and data compression through engaging games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around.

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CS Unplugged is suitable for people of all ages, from elementary school to seniors, and from many countries and backgrounds. Unplugged has been used around the world for over fifteen years, in classrooms, science centers, homes, and even for holiday events in a park!


And it's free!HTML clipboard You can download Unplugged activities as individual PDF files from their pages on this site, or download a teachers' version of the collection as a single file.

Lots more on this site.