Building a Sailboat

Computer science is all around us, at school, at home, and in the community. This book gives readers the essential tools they need to understand the computer science concept of using feedback to improve. Brilliant color photographs and accessible text will engage readers and allow them to connect deeply with the concept. The computer science topic is paired with an age-appropriate curricular topic to deepen readers' learning experience and show how they can use feedback to improve in the real world. In this book, a narrator learns how they could use feedback from others to improve their work as they build a sailboat. This nonfiction book is paired with the fiction book Sal's Sailboat (ISBN: 9781538367834). The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: Vocabulary, Background knowledge, Text-dependent questions, Whole class activities, and Independent activities.