Using principles of event handling and algorithmic thinking, learners developed a sense of agency in creating digital tools rather than simply consuming them.

Creating flashing emoji displays that represented their emotions, reinforcing prior learning in event handling and algorithmic thinking while adding iterative control flow to their programming toolkit.

This experience supported digital literacy through coding and sensor use, scientific inquiry through real-world data collection and comparison, and environmental awareness by connecting learners’ observations to broader patterns.

The activity was anchored in an authentic local context, addressing traffic congestion challenges at Kotokuraba Market in Cape Coast.

The activity was anchored in an authentic local context, addressing traffic congestion challenges at Kotokuraba Market in Cape Coast.

Learners applied active recall to retrieve prior knowledge from a previous streetlight programming activity and transfer it to the debugging process.