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Belmont Ridge Middle School Home of the River Hawks CAMS 7 Information Presentation What is CAMS 7? A 7 th grade mathematics elective The goal of the program is an introduction to computational thinking and computer science Students


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Belmont Ridge Middle School

Home of the River Hawks CAMS 7 Information Presentation

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What is CAMS 7?

  • A 7th grade mathematics elective
  • The goal of the program is an introduction to

computational thinking and computer science

  • Students will engage in project based learning, and

use creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration as the process for exploration

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What is CAMS 7?

  • CAMS 7 is a year-long elective which will meet every
  • ther day for 86-90 minutes
  • Course will be held in a computer lab
  • Students will utilize the program Scratch for the first

semester

  • Students will utilize the program Agent Cubes for the

second semester

  • A teacher certified in Secondary Math, Computer Science,
  • r Business and Information Technology will instruct the

class

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What is Scratch & Agent Cubes?

  • Link to the Scratch website:

https://scratch.mit.edu/

  • Link to the Agent Cubes website:

https://www.agentcubesonline.com/

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How Do I Register?

  • Students will have the opportunity to sign-up by

completing a Google survey indicating their interest

  • Students will have from Tuesday, February 7-Friday,

February 10 to complete the survey

  • A maximum of 75 students can take the class
  • The link to the survey is:

https://docs.google.com/a/lcps.org/forms/d/1Bj0AlpLJuW- aVgSKRKThc5HWOBnNhWACtBAdpH2sikI/edit?ts=58987ded

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When Do I Know If I Got Into CAMS 7?

  • If more than 75 students select CAMS 7, a lottery process

will be used to identify students who can take the course

  • Students will be assigned a number and a random number

generator will be used to select which students will be placed into CAMS 7

  • Students will be notified in early April if they will be

placed in CAMS 7

  • CAMS 7 will replace the original elective which students

selected during course registration

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Next Steps & What If…

  • Students who are interested in taking CAMS 7 should

complete the Google interest survey this week

  • Students will find out in early April if they will be placed

in the course

  • If the student changes their mind, the students and

parents should notify Ms. Mawyer by Monday, April 17

  • We will then notify students on the wait list and ask if

they are interested in taking CAMS 7

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Review of CAMS 7

  • Mathematics elective which would take the place of a

World Language or Communications elective

  • Students who select the course should have an interest in

coding, computer science, and computational thinking

  • The majority of class time will be spent utilizing digital

content either independently or in small groups

  • Students will use creativity, critical thinking, and

collaboration as the process for exploration

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Thank you for your interest in CAMS 7 @ Belmont Ridge Middle School

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Questions?