The curriculum includes coding exercises and practices on the Skill Struck platform interspersed with classroom collaboration activities, discussion points, supplemental materials, and unplugged activities. This course walks students through the basics of coding alongside other topics. This integrated approach keeps lessons diverse and students engaged. Students work individually and as teams to build innovative and competitive coding solutions.
ECS1: What is a Computer? & HTML Basics & Headers
Students explore the history of computer science and are introduced to the HTML language.
2-IC-20, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 2-AP-11, 2-DA-07
ECS2: Computer Parts & Pieces/Hardware v Software & Text Colors
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.
2-CS-02, 2-CS-03, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 2-AP-16, 2-AP-11, 2-DA-07, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-24, 3A-CS-01, 3A-CS-02, 3B-CS-01, 3B-CS-02
ECS3: How the Internet Works & Fonts
Students discover how the internet works and learn about the different parts that make up a network. They learn how to use Fonts.
2-NI-04, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-16, 2-DA-07, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-16, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-11, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-16
ECS4: How the Internet Works Continued & HTML as a Language/HTML Structure
Students dive deeper into the inner workings of the internet. They implement HTML structure.
2-NI-04, 3B-NI-03, 3A-CS-03, 2-AP-11, 2-CS-02, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-23, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3A-IC-24
ECS5: Troubleshooting Techniques & Background Color/HTML Title
Students learn the basics of troubleshooting various computer problems. They learn how to add background colors and titles to their HTML files.
2-AP-17, 2-CS-03, 2-AP-11, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-23, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-22, 3A-CS-03
ECS6: Troubleshooting Scenarios & Paragraphs/Breaks & Dividers
Students practice troubleshooting various computer problems. They learn how to add background colors and titles to their HTML files.
2-AP-11, 2-CS-03, 2-AP-17, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-22
ECS7: Debugging Strategies & Ordered/Unordered Lists
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.
2-AP-11, 2-CS-03, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3A-AP-23, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-24
ECS8: Careers in Web Development & Text Align
Students will explore different debugging strategies. They will learn how to implement text align on their HTML file.
2-IC-20, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-11, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-19
ECS9: Further Career Exploration/Copyright & Links
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.
2-AP-11, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-22
ECS10: Digital Citizenship & Images
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.
2-IC-20, 2-NI-05, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-11, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22, 3B-IC-25, 3B-IC-26, 3B-IC-27
ECS11: Digital Safety & Buttons
Students explore different strategies to safe in a digital environment. They will learn to add buttons to their HTML files.
2-AP-17, 3A-NI-05, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22, 3B-AP-19, 3A-NI-06, 3A-NI-07, 3A-NI-08, 3B-NI-04, 3B-AP-18
ECS12: Programming Languages & Background Image
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.
2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-10, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22
ECS13: Digital Footprint & Videos
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.
2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 3A-IC-24, 3B-IC-25, 3B-IC-26, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22
ECS14: Digital Accessibility & Image Link
Students examine how to make technology accessible to people of all ability levels. They learn to add image links to their HTML files
2-IC-21, 2-IC-20, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-13, 2-CS-01, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-21, 3A-IC-25, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22
ECS15: Social Media Advice Panel & Marquees
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.
2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22, 3B-IC-25, 3B-IC-27, 3A-IC-24
ECS16: Intro to CSS & Connecting Your CSS File to an HTML File
Students will learn what CSS is and how to connect their HTML file to a CSS file
3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-10, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22
Students will work individually on a final website project that review concepts learned throughout the HTML unit.
2-CS-01, 2-DA-07, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-16, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-19, 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
ECS18: Final Website Presentations
Students will present their projects for the class. They will practice speaking in front of a group and communicating ideas.
2-CS-01, 2-DA-07, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-16, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-19, 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
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.
3A-DA-09, 2-NI-06, 2-DA-07
Students will learn how to represent different letters and more by using Binary.
3A-DA-09, 2-NI-06, 2-DA-07
ECS21: Data Compression and Intro to Python
Students are exposed to lossy vs lossless data compression techiques. They examine why data compression is important and where it's used.
2-AP-11, 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
ECS22: Space Saver Puzzle & Variables
Students will apply their understanding of data storage through a visual puzzle for saving space. They will practice adding variables to their Python code.
2-DA-07, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 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
ECS23: Storage & Input/Output
Students will further explore different storage technology to optimize space on devices. They will continue to practice adding inputs/outputs to their Python code.
2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-16, 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-AP-12
ECS24: Data & Syntax & Comments
Students will practice different methods of data representation through pie charts and bar graphs.
2-DA-07, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 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
ECS25: Market Research & Variable Types
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.
3A-DA-11, 3A-DA-12, 3B-DA-05, 3B-DA-06, 3B-AP-15, 2-DA-08, 2-AP-15, 2-IC-22, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-10, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22
ECS26: Self Driving Car Pitch & Numbers
Students debate on the ethics of creating self driving cars. They learn more about using numbers in the Python language.
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
ECS27: Artificial Intelligence & Converting
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.
2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 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
ECS28: Teachable Machine & Python Concatenation
Students will practice creating a machine learning program. They will learn to use concatenation in their Python code.
3B-AP-09, 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, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-IC-20, 2-AP-17
ECS29: Digital Equity & Python Math
Students examine issues that happen in access technology and the Digital Divide. They learn how to do basic math in the Python language.
2-IC-21, 2-IC-20, 2-AP-17, 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, 3A-AP-21, 3A-IC-25, 3B-IC-26, 3B-IC-27
ECS30: Secret Shapes & Modulus
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.
2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 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
ECS31: Cryptography & Strings
Students discover ways to encrypt information in order to keep it safe. They learn further about the string data type in Python.
3B-NI-04, 3B-AP-18, 2-NI-06, 2-DA-07, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 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
ECS32: Cipher & String Methods
Students practice using a cipher to encrypt and decrypt code. They learn to better access and use strings in Python through string methods.
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
ECS33: Types of Threat & String Methods Continued
Students discover different types of threat that can come in technology and how to prepare and prevent against it. They learn further string methods.
3A-IC-30, 2-NI-05, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 2-IC-23, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3A-AP-18, 3B-AP-10, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22, 3A-NI-05, 3A-NI-06, 3A-NI-07, 3A-IC-24
ECS34: Legal & Ethical Concerns & Checking Strings
Students will explore different legal 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.
3A-AP-18, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-23, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-16, 3A-AP-17, 3B-AP-10, 3B-AP-11, 3B-AP-14, 3B-AP-19, 3B-AP-21, 3B-AP-22
ECS35: Advancing Skills & Concatenating Numbers
Students will analyze how the advancement of technology affects career options and availability. They will learn concatenate with numbers in Python.
2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 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
ECS36: Personal Data & Concatenating Numbers Continued
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.
2-IC-23, 3A-IC-29, 3A-IC-30, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 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
ECS37: Documenting Code & Lists
Students will discuss why documentation of code is important. They will learn to create lists in Python.
2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-19, 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, 3A-AP-23
ECS38: Break Down Big Problems & Python If Statements
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.
2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 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
ECS39: Party Planner & Python Conditionals
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.
2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 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
ECS40: Minimum Spanning Trees & Python Else If Statements
Students will discover optimization strategies by creating and using minimum spanning trees. They learn more advanced approaches to if statements in Python.
2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 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
ECS41: Flow Charts & Python For Loops
Students learn how to represent algorithms using a flow chart visual representation. They learn to create a for loop in Python.
2-DA-07, 2-AP-10, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 3A-AP-13, 3A-AP-15, 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-AP-13
ECS42: Minefield Challenge & Python Functions
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.
2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 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
ECS43: Searches/Sorts & Python Function Parameters
Students will analyze different sorting methods in programming. They learn to add parameters to their Python functions.
2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 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
ECS44: Team Project Kickoff
Students form teams and make a plan for a collaborative team project. Instructions and expectations are given for each team member and the project.
2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-18, 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, 3A-AP-22, 3A-IC-27, 3B-AP-17, 3B-AP-20
ECS45: Team Project Feedback
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.
2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-18, 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, 3A-AP-22, 3A-IC-27, 3B-AP-17, 3B-AP-20
Teams have this time to really dive into building out their code project. They work together to solve their problems, bugs, or questions.
2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-18, 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, 3A-AP-22, 3A-IC-27, 3B-AP-17, 3B-AP-20
ECS47: Team Project Presentations
Teams have this opportunity to show off their projects they created together in presentations for the class.
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.
Exploring Computer Science In this course, students will complete challenges that help solidify concepts as they use skills in a variety of ways. In order to complete tasks, students will creatively apply what they've learned by using different approaches to reach a goal. This experience closely follows challenges they would face in a technical interview, allowing them to practice.
The projects in this course include: Find the Tens Place, Remove String Section, Leap Year, Factorial, and Halloween Candy Count
