{"id":5377,"date":"2022-07-18T22:45:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T22:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech2\/?page_id=5377"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:17:06","slug":"curiosity-scratchjr-examples","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/palette-of-virtues-in-practice\/curiosity\/curiosity-scratchjr-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"Curiosity in Practice – ScratchJr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Example #1:<\/strong> A child searches for images of alligators in order to draw a realistic alligator character in the Paint Editor.<\/td><\/tr>
Example #2:<\/strong> A child asks the teacher to show her how she can add more pages to her program.<\/td><\/tr>
Example #3:<\/strong> A child is excited to learn that a Repeat block can make her character do something multiple times.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Examples of Children Practicing Curiosity<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Teacher Insights on Practicing Curiosity<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The following excerpts were taken from interviews with teachers who were asked to describe instances in which their students practiced curiosity<\/span>, as well as times in which the teacher personally practiced <\/span>curiosity<\/span> while implementing the Coding as Another Language-ScratchJr curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Certainly curiosity! They definitely were very interested in what they could make and how they could make it, and what other things they could get their character to do.<\/p>\n\u2014 Katelyn, Kindergarten Teacher <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I think that the curiosity piece was extremely obvious with the kids because they kept trying new things, and they wanted to see if something worked, and if it didn’t, they’d go back and persevere and try to figure it out. So those two [virtues] kind of went together.<\/p>\n\u2014 Liz, First Grade Teacher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Watch Curiosity in Practice<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Asking for Advice About Backgrounds<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A child asks the teacher how she can add more details to the background of her project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 How might one-on-one coding with a teacher help promote a child\u2019s curiosity? <\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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