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Home of the River Hawks CAMS 7 Information Presentation

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

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

What is Scratch & Agent Cubes?

• Link to the Scratch website:

https://scratch.mit.edu/

• Link to the Agent Cubes website:

https://www.agentcubesonline.com/

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

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

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

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

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

Questions?