Learning Outcomes:

Students explore the history of computer science and are introduced to the HTML language.

Topics covered:

History of Computers

HTML Basics

Heading

Standard alignment:

2-IC-20, 2-DA-07, 2-AP-11, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18

Learning Outcomes:

Students explore the parts and pieces that make up a computer. They discover the role each computer part has to play in the whole as examples of abstraction. Students learn about Text Colors.

Topics covered:

Hardware v Software

Computer Parts & Pieces

Text Colors

Standard alignment:

2-CS-03, 2-CS-02, 3B-AP-24, 3B-AP-22, 2-DA-07, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students discover how the internet works and learn about the different parts that make up a network. They learn how to use Fonts.

Topics covered:

How the internet works

Fonts

Standard alignment:

2-AP-17, 2-AP-11, 2-NI-04, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-16, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22, 2-DA-07, 2-AP-16

Learning Outcomes:

Students dive deeper into the inner workings of the internet. They implement HTML structure.

Topics covered:

How the Internet Works Continued

HTML as a Language

HTML Structure

Standard alignment:

3A-CS-03, 3B-NI-03, 2-NI-04, 3A-IC-24, 3A-AP-22, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3A-AP-23, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-CS-02, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students learn the basics of troubleshooting various computer problems. They learn how to add background colors and titles to their HTML files.

Topics covered:

Troubleshooting

Background Color

HTML Title

Standard alignment:

2-CS-03, 2-AP-17, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3A-AP-23, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students practice troubleshooting various computer problems. They learn how to add background colors and titles to their HTML files.

Topics covered:

Breaks & Dividers

Paragraphs

Troubleshooting

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-CS-03

Learning Outcomes:

Students learn some strategies for debugging their code faster and with less frustration. They learn to add paragraphs, breaks, and dividers to their HTML code.

Topics covered:

Ordered/Unordered Lists

Debugging

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-24, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3A-AP-23, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-CS-03, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students will explore different careers in web development. They will think about how they feel about the different career options and explore what might be of interest to them. They will learn how to implement text align on their HTML file.

Topics covered:

Careers in Web Development

Text Align

Standard alignment:

3A-AP-13, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16

Learning Outcomes:

Students will walk through the specifics of a certain career in software development to understand the specifics behind the career. They will learn to add links to their HTML files.

Topics covered:

Career Exploration

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-IC-20, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students walk through what makes a good digital citizen and assess their own computer use for unhealthy habits. They will talk about what a digital footprint is and learn to add images to their HTML files.

Topics covered:

Digital Citizenship

Images

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-17, 2-NI-05, 2-IC-20

Learning Outcomes:

Students explore different strategies to safe in a digital environment. They will learn to add buttons to their HTML files.

Topics covered:

Digital Safety

Buttons

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-14, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 3A-NI-05, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students explore different programming languages, where they are used, and what each language is best at. They will examine Python, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS and identify where each is most commonly used. They will learn to add background images to their HTML file.

Topics covered:

Programming Languages

Background Image

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-IC-20, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13

Learning Outcomes:

Students learn what a digital footprint is and explore how permanent information on the internet really is. They learn to add videos to their HTML file.

Topics covered:

Digital Footprint

Videos

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 3B-IC-26, 3B-IC-25, 3A-IC-24, 2-IC-20, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students examine how to make technology accessible to people of all ability levels. They learn to add image links to their HTML files

Topics covered:

Image Link

Digital Accessibility

Standard alignment:

3A-IC-25, 3A-AP-21, 3A-AP-17, 2-CS-01, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 2-IC-21, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13

Learning Outcomes:

Students will share advice about apprpriate and healthy social media with each other ina panel format. They will learn how to add marquees to their HTML files.

Topics covered:

Social Media Advice Panel

Marquees

Standard alignment:

2-AP-13, 3A-IC-24, 3B-IC-27, 3B-IC-25, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-IC-20, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students will form into teams for a collaborative programming project. They will walk through the requirements for the project and formulate a plan to complete the project together. Students will learn different tips for working together as a team.

Topics covered:

Team Project

Standard alignment:

2-AP-17, 2-AP-18, 2-IC-22, 3A-DA-09, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-23, 3B-AP-10, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-17, 3A-AP-22, 2-CS-01, 2-CS-02, 2-DA-07, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-16

Learning Outcomes:

Students will uncover team dynamics as they work through an ice fishing activity. They will practice giving and recieving constructive feedback. They will have time to work on their team project.

Topics covered:

Team Project

Standard alignment:

2-AP-17, 2-AP-18, 2-IC-22, 3A-DA-09, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-19, 3A-AP-23, 3B-AP-10, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-17, 3A-AP-22, 2-CS-01, 2-CS-02, 2-DA-07, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-16

Learning Outcomes:

Students will present their team projects for the class. They will practice speaking in front of a group and communicating ideas.

Topics covered:

Team Project Presentations

Standard alignment:

2-AP-17, 2-AP-18, 2-IC-22, 2-AP-19, 3A-DA-09, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-19, 3A-AP-22, 3A-AP-23, 3B-AP-10, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22, 2-CS-01, 2-CS-02, 2-DA-07, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-16

Learning Outcomes:

Students will explore how to create messages in binary and will practice sending secrete messages encoded into binary. They will apply their understanding of binary to an art project that will have a secret message hidden insice it.

Topics covered:

Binary

Standard alignment:

2-DA-07, 2-NI-06, 3A-DA-09

Learning Outcomes:

Students will learn how to represent different letters and more by using Binary.

Topics covered:

Binary

Standard alignment:

2-DA-07, 2-NI-06, 3A-DA-09

Learning Outcomes:

Students are exposed to lossy vs lossless data compression techiques. They examine why data compression is important and where it's used.

Topics covered:

Lossy Compression

Lossless Compression

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13

Learning Outcomes:

Students will apply their understanding of data storage through a visual puzzle for saving space. They will practice adding variables to their Python code.

Topics covered:

Data

Variables

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11, 2-DA-07

Learning Outcomes:

Students will further explore different storage technology to optimize space on devices. They will continue to practice adding inputs/outputs to their Python code.

Topics covered:

Storage

Inputs/Outputs

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-12, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-16, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students will practice different methods of data representation through pie charts and bar graphs.

Topics covered:

Data

Syntax

Comments

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11, 2-DA-07

Learning Outcomes:

Students will conduct their own research through sending out a google form to their classmates. They will dive deeper into variables as they learn about different variable types.

Topics covered:

Market Research

Variable Types

Standard alignment:

2-IC-22, 2-AP-15, 2-DA-08, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-17, 3A-DA-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students explore different programming languages and their strengths and weaknesses. They learn more about using numbers in the Python language.

Topics covered:

Programming Languages

Numbers

Standard alignment:

2-CS-01, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 2-IC-21, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-10, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22

Learning Outcomes:

Students analyze the role of machine learning and artificial intelligence in modern society. They debate the ethics of striving for true AI. They learn to convert between variable types in Python.

Topics covered:

Artificial Intelligence

Converting

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-IC-20, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students discuss different ways that people and computers communicate. They learn how to use concatenation in Python.

Topics covered:

Communication Styles

Concatenation

Standard alignment:

2-IC-20, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students examine issues that happen in access technology and the Digital Divide. They learn how to do basic math in the Python language.

Topics covered:

Math

Digital Equity

Standard alignment:

2-CS-01, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-10, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22, 3B-IC-27, 3B-IC-26, 3A-IC-25, 3A-AP-21, 2-IC-21, 2-IC-20, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students further explore their team problem solving strategies in an unplugged activity where they work together to create shapes from string. They learn about the modulus in Python.

Topics covered:

Team Problem Solving

Modulus

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students discover ways to encrypt information in order to keep it safe. They learn further about the string data type in Python.

Topics covered:

Cryptography

Strings

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-18, 3B-NI-04, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11, 2-DA-07, 2-NI-06

Learning Outcomes:

Students practice using a cipher to encrypt and decrypt code. They learn to better access and use strings in Python through string methods.

Topics covered:

Cipher

String Methods

Standard alignment:

2-NI-06, 2-DA-07, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 3B-NI-04, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-15, 3B-AP-10, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22

Learning Outcomes:

Students discover different types of threat that can come in technology and how to prepare and prevent against it. They learn further string methods.

Topics covered:

Cybersecurity

String Methods

Standard alignment:

3A-NI-07, 3A-NI-06, 3A-NI-05, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-IC-23, 2-IC-20, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11, 2-NI-05, 3A-IC-30, 3A-IC-24

Learning Outcomes:

Students will explore different political and ethical issues that come up alongside different computer innovations. They will discuss the presence of bias in innovations. They will learn more strategies they can use with strings in Python.

Topics covered:

Legal & Ethical Concerns

Checking Strings

Standard alignment:

3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-13, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-IC-23, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students will analyze how the advancement of technology affects career options and availability. They will learn concatenate with numbers in Python.

Topics covered:

Advancing Skills

Concatenating Numbers

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students will discover what kinds of personal data they generate every day and assess how they feel about big companies using that data. They will pratice concatenating numbers in Python.

Topics covered:

Advancing Skills

Concatenating Numbers

Standard alignment:

3A-IC-30, 3A-IC-29, 2-IC-23, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students will discuss why documentation of code is important. They will learn to create lists in Python.

Topics covered:

Documenting Code

Lists

Standard alignment:

3A-AP-23, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 2-AP-19, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students will discover ways to breeak down down big projects into smaller chunks. They will add more customizability to their code as they learn how to add if statements to their Python code.

Topics covered:

Break Down Big Projects

Python If Statements

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students practice breaking down a big project (planning a party) into smaller, more manageable tasks. They learn how to add conditionals to their Python code.

Topics covered:

Break Down Big Projects

Python Conditionals

Python Project: Mad Libs

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students exercise their problem solving techniques in an unplugged challenge maze activity. They learn more advanced approaches to if statements in Python.

Topics covered:

Team Problem Solving

Python Else If Statements

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students learn how to represent algorithms using a flow chart visual representation. They learn to create a for loop in Python.

Topics covered:

Flow Charts

Python For Loops

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-13, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-15, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-10, 2-DA-07

Learning Outcomes:

Students practice creative problem solving as they work together to make it through an unplugged minefield activity. They learn how to create functions in the Python language.

Topics covered:

Team Problem Solving

Python Functions

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students exercise further problem solving skills as they work together in teams to create skits to perform for the class. They learn to add parameters to their Python functions.

Topics covered:

Team Problem Solving

Python Function Parameters

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11

Learning Outcomes:

Students form teams and practice working on a task together. They learn to add while loops to their code.

Topics covered:

Teamwork

While Loop

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-17, 3A-IC-27, 3A-AP-22, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-18, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11, 3B-AP-20

Learning Outcomes:

Students will learn the details of the team project and form teams. They will plan out the next few class periods and strategize their time to finish by the deadline.

Topics covered:

Team Project

Standard alignment:

3B-AP-17, 3A-IC-27, 3A-AP-22, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-18, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11, 3A-AP-19, 3B-AP-23, 3B-AP-20

Learning Outcomes:

Students will uncover team dynamics as they work through an ice fishing activity. They will practice giving and recieving constructive feedback. They will have time to work on their team project.

Topics covered:

Team Project

Feedback

Standard alignment:

3A-AP-22, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-10, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-15, 3A-AP-13, 2-AP-18, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-11, 3B-AP-20, 3B-AP-17, 3A-IC-27

Learning Outcomes:

Teams have this opportunity to show off their projects they created together in presentations for the class.

Topics covered:

Team Project Presentations

Standard alignment:

2-IC-22, 3A-AP-23

Learning Outcomes:

Students reflect on how this course has gone and everything they have learned. They will discuss the importance of computer science to their personal futures.

Topics covered:

Why Computer Science Matters

Reflections

Standard alignment:

2-IC-20