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📚 C-STREAM Lesson Index

Location: Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic School · Belle Plaine, MN · Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

This index organizes all available and suggested C-STREAM lessons by type, making it easy to plan your year and find appropriate lessons.

⏱️ Lesson Time Frames by Grade

Grade Level Session Length Pacing Notes
Kindergarten 25 minutes Shorter activities, guided exploration
Grades 1-2 30 minutes Structured activities with some independence
Grades 3-4 40 minutes Fuller exploration and collaboration
Grades 5-6 45 minutes Complex projects, student-led inquiry

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📋 Lesson Count Summary

Lesson Type Count Total Weeks Percentage
Single-Week Lessons 14 14 weeks 42%
Multi-Week Units (2-3 weeks) 9 22 weeks 33%
Long Arc Projects (4-6 weeks) 5 20 weeks 25%
TOTAL 28 units ~34 weeks 100%

🎯 Single-Week Lessons (14)

Quick, focused lessons that can stand alone or fill gaps in the schedule.

Foundational Lessons

# Lesson Title Grade Materials Faith Connection Best Timing
S1 Welcome to C-STREAM All Discussion only Faith-reason intro Week 1
S2 Wonder Walk All Clipboards, magnifiers Creation wonder Early fall
S3 What is Engineering? All Simple materials Catholic engineers Anytime
S4 Introduction to Coding All iPads/Chromebooks Logic as God's gift Before coding units

Seasonal/Liturgical Lessons

# Lesson Title Grade Materials Faith Connection Best Timing
S5 Coding Gratitude All iPads (Scratch) Gratitude, Thanksgiving November
S6 Star of Wonder All Star maps Magi, navigation December
S7 Pi Day Celebration 1-6 Circles, measuring Patterns in creation March 14
S8 Easter Engineering All Craft supplies Transformation, new life Post-Easter
S9 Creation Care Day All Nature items Earth Day, stewardship April

Skill-Building Lessons

# Lesson Title Grade Materials Faith Connection Best Timing
S10 Bridges for Communities All KEVA, cardboard Solidarity, connection After building unit
S11 Design for Others All Paper, craft Option for the poor Before Christmas
S12 Problem-Solving Strategies All Various Perseverance Mid-year
S13 STREAM Goals & Reflection All Journals Vocation, growth January/May
S14 Summer STREAM Launch All Take-home packets Continued learning Final week

📚 Multi-Week Units (9 units, 2-3 weeks each)

Deeper explorations that build skills over multiple sessions.

Robotics & Coding Units

# Unit Title Weeks Grade Materials Faith Connection CSCOE?
M1 Exploring with Sphero 2 All Spheros, iPads Movement, God's design Optional
M2 Dash Robot Challenges 2 All Dash Robots Purposeful creation Yes
M3 Scratch Storytelling 3 1-6 Chromebooks Creating with purpose No
M4 ScratchJr Adventures 2 K-2 iPads Creativity as gift No

Engineering & Building Units

# Unit Title Weeks Grade Materials Faith Connection CSCOE?
M5 KEVA Structures 2 All KEVA Planks Building for good No
M6 Light & Circuits 2 2-6 Little Bits/Makey Light of Christ Yes
M7 Simple Machines 2 3-6 Simple machine kits Helping others Yes
M8 Engineering for Good 2 All Craft materials Human dignity No
M9 Final Coding Projects 2 All iPads/Chromebooks Year reflection No

🚀 Long Arc Projects (5 projects, 4-6 weeks each)

Extended projects allowing deep exploration and iteration.

Engineering is Elementary (EiE) Units

# Unit Title Weeks Grade Topic Faith Connection Reserve By
L1 EiE Fall Challenge 3-4 All From CSCOE library Service through engineering Sept 15
L2 EiE Spring Environmental 3-4 All Water/soil/plants Care for creation Feb 15

Project-Based Learning

# Unit Title Weeks Grade Topic Faith Connection Materials
L3 STEM Fair Projects 4-6 3-6 Student choice Wonder, service Various
L4 Service Project Design 3-4 All Community need CST application Various
L5 Year-End Showcase Project 2-3 All Cumulative Celebration Completed work

🔧 Lessons by Material Required

No Technology Required (Unplugged)

Lesson Type Materials Good For
Welcome to C-STREAM Single Discussion Sub days
Wonder Walk Single Clipboards Outdoor days
KEVA Structures Multi KEVA Planks Tech-free weeks
Design for Others Single Paper/craft Flexible timing
Simple Machines Multi Physical kits Hands-on focus

iPad/Tablet Required

Lesson Type App Needed Notes
Sphero Challenges Multi Sphero Edu Need Sphero bots too
ScratchJr Adventures Multi ScratchJr K-2 appropriate
Coding Gratitude Single ScratchJr/Scratch Holiday timing

Chromebook/Computer Required

Lesson Type Platform Notes
Scratch Storytelling Multi scratch.mit.edu Grades 3-6
Final Coding Projects Multi Scratch Year-end
Research Activities Various Web access Project support

CSCOE Checkout Required

Lesson Item Reserve Lead Time
Dash Robot Challenges Dash Robot sets 2 weeks
Light & Circuits Little Bits/Makey Makey 2 weeks
EiE Units Specific EiE Kit 2 weeks
VR Exploration VR Equipment 2 weeks

📅 Suggested Year Sequences

Option A: Balanced Approach

Month Week Lesson
Sept 1-4 S1 Welcome → M1 Sphero (2) → S2 Wonder Walk
Oct 5-9 M5 KEVA (2) → L1 EiE Fall (3)
Nov 10-12 S10 Bridges → S5 Gratitude → S11 Design for Others
Dec 13-15 M6 Light & Circuits (2) → S6 Star of Wonder
Jan 16-20 S13 Goals → L3 STEM Fair/Exploration (4)
Feb 21-24 M2 Dash Robots (2) → M8 Engineering for Good (2)
Mar 25-28 S7 Pi Day → L2 EiE Environmental (3)
Apr 29-32 S8 Easter → L4 Service Project (3)
May 33-35 M9 Final Projects (2) → S14 Summer Launch

Option B: Tech-Heavy Approach

Month Week Lesson
Sept 1-4 S1 Welcome → M1 Sphero (2) → S4 Coding Intro
Oct 5-9 M3 Scratch (3) → M2 Dash (2)
Nov 10-12 S5 Gratitude → M4 ScratchJr (2)
Dec 13-15 M6 Light & Circuits (2) → S6 Star
Jan 16-20 S13 Goals → L3 STEM Fair (4)
Feb 21-24 M7 Simple Machines (2) → M8 Engineering (2)
Mar 25-28 S7 Pi Day → L1 EiE (3)
Apr 29-32 S8 Easter → L4 Service Project (3)
May 33-35 M9 Final Projects (2) → S14 Summer Launch

Option C: Unplugged Focus

Month Week Lesson
Sept 1-4 S1 Welcome → S2 Wonder Walk → M5 KEVA (2)
Oct 5-9 L1 EiE Fall (4) → S3 What is Engineering?
Nov 10-12 S10 Bridges → S11 Design → S12 Problem-Solving
Dec 13-15 M6 Light & Circuits (2) → S6 Star
Jan 16-20 S13 Goals → M7 Simple Machines (2) → L4 Service (2)
Feb 21-24 M8 Engineering for Good (2) → M1 Sphero (2)
Mar 25-28 S7 Pi Day → L2 EiE Environmental (3)
Apr 29-32 S8 Easter → M3 Scratch (3)
May 33-35 S9 Creation Care → M9 Final (2) → S14 Summer

🎓 Grade-Specific Differentiation Guide

Kindergarten Adaptations (25 min sessions)

Unit Standard Version K Adaptation
Sphero Block coding challenges Drive mode, basic directions
KEVA Complex structures Simple towers, counting
Scratch Multi-sprite projects ScratchJr basic stories
EiE Full design process Simplified 3-step process

Grades 1-2 Adaptations (30 min sessions)

Unit Standard Version Grades 1-2 Version
Sphero Advanced coding Basic loops, sequences
KEVA Bridge engineering Balance exploration
Scratch Variables, conditionals Simple loops, events
EiE Full process Guided design process

Grades 3-4 Adaptations (40 min sessions)

Unit Standard Version Grades 3-4 Version
Sphero Basic coding Intermediate programs, sensors intro
KEVA Free building Specific constraints, testing
Scratch Simple games Multi-sprite games, variables intro
EiE Guided process More independent design

Grades 5-6 Extensions (45 min sessions)

Unit Standard Version Extension for 5-6
Sphero Basic coding Sensors, complex programs, debugging
KEVA Free building Engineering constraints, load testing
Scratch Simple games Multi-level games, variables, conditionals
EiE Guided process Independent design, documentation

Existing Lesson Plans

CSCOE Resources

Index Version: 2.0
Framework: C-STREAM