Learning Outcomes:

Students explore how they feel about computer science and dream about what they want to be when they grow up. They will learn about what computer programming is and what they could possibly do with it.

Topics covered:

What is Programming Discussion

Dream Future Activity

Body Language Activity

Standard alignment:

2-IC-20

Learning Outcomes:

Students discover the vast variety of places we use passwords in our everyday lives. They discuss password strength and smart practices in generating passwords. They explore ways to keep track of passwords in a digital world.

Topics covered:

Password Strength Exploration

Keeping Track of Passwords Activity

Password Places Activity

Standard alignment:

2-IC-20, 2-NI-05

Learning Outcomes:

Students analyze different ways to create strong and secure passwords. They participate in a password strength unplugged activity and practice creating passwords that would be secure.

Topics covered:

Password Corners Activity

Password Strength Activity

Digital Safety

Password Strength Discussion

Standard alignment:

2-IC-20, 2-NI-05, 2-IC-23

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 will be oriented to the Skill Struck Platform.

Topics covered:

Tracking Computer Use Activity

Digital Footprint

Getting on the Skill Struck Site

Digital Citizenship Discussion

Standard alignment:

2-NI-05, 2-NI-06, 2-IC-20, 2-IC-23

Learning Outcomes:

Students will be introduced to the JavaScript language and practice making console.log statements, alerts, and prompts.

Topics covered:

Console logs, Alerts, and Prompts

Intro to JavaScript

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students will take a fresh look at what social media does for everyday life and exercise a new perspective through an alien activity.

Topics covered:

Teaching an Alien Activity

Social Media

Standard alignment:

2-NI-05, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 2-IC-23

Learning Outcomes:

Students will discover how the internet works with all the different hardware pieces that makee it possible. To reinforce concepts, they will diagram the functionality of the internet visually on a piece of paper and share it with the class.

Topics covered:

Diagram the Internet Activity

Share the Internet Diagram with the Class

How the Internet Works Discussion

Standard alignment:

2-NI-04

Learning Outcomes:

Students will review how the protocols and packets of the interent work through a castle construction activity. They will learn how to do math through JavaScript.

Topics covered:

Math in JavaScript

Castle Problem Activity

Standard alignment:

2-NI-04, 2-DA-07, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-16, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students review how to do math with the JavaScript language through math challenges. They will analyze how internet protocol works through an unplugged lining up activity.

Topics covered:

Internet Protocols Activity

Math Challenges

Standard alignment:

2-NI-04, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-16, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students will learn how to do concatenation in JavaScript. They will discover what cookies are on the internet and the best way to manage cookies in their lives.

Topics covered:

Cookies

Concatenation

Standard alignment:

2-NI-04, 2-NI-05, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 2-IC-23

Learning Outcomes:

Students will analyze how their personal data can be used by large companies in society and explore how they feel about their data. They will talk about how data should be private or public.

Topics covered:

Concatenation Challenge

Privacy in Society

Standard alignment:

2-NI-05, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 2-IC-23

Learning Outcomes:

Students will analyze how their personal data can be used by large companies in society and explore how they feel about their data. They will talk about how data should be private or public.

Topics covered:

Concatenation Challenge

Privacy in Society

Standard alignment:

2-NI-05, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 2-IC-23

Learning Outcomes:

Students will exercise problem solving strategies through a cross the river activity. They will learn how to build functions in JavaScript.

Topics covered:

Functions

Cross the River Activity

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-14, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students will practice the cybersecurity concept of cryptography through practicing with the Atbash cipher. They will learn to add parameters to their functions in JavaScript.

Topics covered:

Parameters

Atbash Cipher Activity

Standard alignment:

2-NI-06, 2-DA-07, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-14, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students will discover their natural tendencies towards problem solving through a Magic Carpet activity. They will practice building functions using parameters through JavaScript challenges.

Topics covered:

Functions Challenges

Parameters Challenges

Magic Carpet

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-14, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students will practice representing data in different ways through building pie charts and bar graphs. They will explore when different methods of data representation might be advantageous in a situation.

Topics covered:

Bar Graph Activity

Pie Chart Activity

Standard alignment:

2-DA-07, 2-DA-08, 2-DA-09, 2-IC-22

Learning Outcomes:

Students will practice recieving feedback from their peers through using a google form. They will review how to create functions in the JavaScript language.

Topics covered:

Functions Challenges

Google Forms Data Collection Activity

Standard alignment:

2-DA-07, 2-DA-08, 2-DA-09, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-14, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-22

Learning Outcomes:

Students will learn how to add return statements to their JavaScript functions. They will also learn how to add comments in JavaScript.

Topics covered:

Commenting in JavaScript

Return Statements

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-14, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-19

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 add if statements to their JavaScript files.

Topics covered:

If Statements

Careers in Web Development

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20

Learning Outcomes:

Students will explore deeper into a web development career and learn more specifics about that career. They will learn to add conditions to their if statements.

Topics covered:

If Statements Conditions

Web Development Career Exploration

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20

Learning Outcomes:

Students will assess what makes a good resume and discuss ways to help build their resume and how that relates to computer science. They will practice their if statements through some JavaScript challenges.

Topics covered:

Resume Discussion

Resume Poster Activity

If Statements Challenges

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20

Learning Outcomes:

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

Topics covered:

Break Down Big Problems Discussion

If Else Statements

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students will embark on an arctic excursion and discover ways to break down big projects into smaller chunks in order to achieve a task.

Topics covered:

Fan Test

Arctic Excursion Processing

Actic Excursion

Standard alignment:

2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-18

Learning Outcomes:

Students will practice what they've learned as they work to build a tip calculator in JavaScript. They will combine concepts to be able to create a working program.

Topics covered:

Tip Calculator Project

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students will analyze what it means to be accessible and how that might apply to a computer program. They will learn how to add arrays to their JavaScript files.

Topics covered:

Arrays

Accessibility

Standard alignment:

2-CS-01, 2-DA-07, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students will apply what they've learned about accessibility as they imagine an app they would like to create and how it would work for different kinds of people. They will learn how to access elements in an array in JavaScript.

Topics covered:

Accessing Elements in Arrays

App Design

Standard alignment:

2-CS-01, 2-CS-02, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 2-IC-21

Learning Outcomes:

Students will review what digital citizenship means to them. They will practice accessing elements in arrays through challenges and will learn how to determine array length in JavaScript.

Topics covered:

Accessing Elements in Arrays

Array Length

Digital Citizenship Discussion

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 2-IC-21

Learning Outcomes:

Students will explore more of what they can do with arrays in JavaScript. They will learn how to add to an array and remove from an array.

Topics covered:

Removing from Arrays

Adding to an Array

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students will discover the different components in a computer and what they do. They will assess different troubleshooting techniques and applying the best approach for varying scenarios.

Topics covered:

Troubleshooting Techniques

Computer Anatomy

Standard alignment:

2-CS-02, 2-CS-03, 2-AP-13

Learning Outcomes:

Students will further their understanding of JavaScript arrays as they learn to insert into and change elements in the arrays.

Topics covered:

Changing Elements in Arrays

Inserting into Arrays

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students will explore what an algorithm is and how they can create algorithms for different situations. They will practice creating their own algorithms through a mirror drawing activity.

Topics covered:

Create Your Own Algorithm

Mirror Drawing Activity

What is an Algorithm Discussion

Standard alignment:

2-DA-07, 2-AP-10, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-19

Learning Outcomes:

Students will learn how to make their algorithms sustainable by adding for loops into their JavaScript files. They will further practice the concept of looping by completing challenges.

Topics covered:

For Loops

Standard alignment:

2-AP-10, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15

Learning Outcomes:

Students will learn what a flow chart is and discover how to apply flow charts to creating algorithms in computer programming. They will practice creating their own flow charts to illustrate the movement of algorithms.

Topics covered:

Create Your Own Flow Chart

Flow Charts and Algorithms

Flow Charts Demonstration

Standard alignment:

2-AP-10, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15

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:

Secret Messages Activity

Binary Art Project

Binary Demonstration

Standard alignment:

2-NI-04, 2-NI-06, 2-DA-07

Learning Outcomes:

Students will polish their understanding of loops in programming through an unplugged activity where they create a loop as a class. They will continue to learn more aspects of the for loop in JavaScript.

Topics covered:

For Loops Continued

Class Loop Activity

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students will practice their JavaScript concepts as they build a probability guessing project. They will also build a program for a parking lot business in JavaScript.

Topics covered:

Parking Lot Project

Probability Guesser Project

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15

Learning Outcomes:

Students will analyze how the presence of computers affects the world they live in and different aspects of their everyday living. They will learn how to apply nesting to their loops in JavaScript.

Topics covered:

Nested Loops

Computers and Your World Discussion

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20

Learning Outcomes:

Students will explore how artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation affect their everyday lives. They will discuss potential ethical dillemmas with furthering research in these areas. They will learn how to add while loops to their JavaScript files.

Topics covered:

While Loops

AI, Machine Learning, and Automation Discussion

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 2-IC-23

Learning Outcomes:

Students will practice their problem solving approaches through an unplugged backpack activity. They will practice applying nested loops to programming with some nested loops challenges.

Topics covered:

While Loops Challenges

What's in the Backpack Activity

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20

Learning Outcomes:

Students will combine what they've learned about arrays and loops to be able to loop through arrays they've built. They will creative problem solving approaches through a perfect shapes class activity.

Topics covered:

Perfect Shapes Unplugged Activity

Looping through Arrays

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-17, 2-IC-20, 2-IC-22

Learning Outcomes:

Students will walk through the requirements for their team projects. They will form teams and lay out a plan to be able to finish on time. They will split up responsibilities and start on their team project.

Topics covered:

Team Project Timeline Planning

Team Project Time

Team Project Requirements

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-18, 2-AP-19, 2-IC-22

Learning Outcomes:

Students will build relationships with their team members as they do a team building activity. They will have time to work on their team project.

Topics covered:

Team Project Time

Two Truths and One Lie Activity

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-18, 2-AP-19, 2-IC-22

Learning Outcomes:

Students will have time to work on their team project. They will collaborate on the requirements and refer to their timeline to be able to finish on time.

Topics covered:

Team Project Time

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-18, 2-AP-19, 2-IC-22

Learning Outcomes:

Students will build their growth mindset as they give and recieve constructive feedback for team projects. They will have time to work on their team projects and apply the feedback they received.

Topics covered:

Team Project Time

Feedback

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-18, 2-AP-19, 2-IC-22

Learning Outcomes:

Students will analyze their team projects through an accessibility lens and adjust their project to accommodate more people. They will have time to work on their projects and make them as accessible as possible.

Topics covered:

Team Project Time

Team Project Accessibility

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-18, 2-AP-19, 1B-IC-20, 2-IC-21, 2-IC-22

Learning Outcomes:

Students will present their team projects to the class. They will practice reporting on their own code and recount how their collaboration went with the team.

Topics covered:

Team Project Presentations

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-12, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-15, 2-AP-17, 2-AP-18, 2-AP-19, 2-IC-22

Learning Outcomes:

Students will discover how much they've learned in this course as they do a concept review activity. Choosing a concept from earlier in the class, the teacher will demonstrate how to use it as students reflect on all the things they've learned. They will work on a JavaScript challenge to demonstrate some of their skills.

Topics covered:

JS Project

Concept Review Demonstration

Standard alignment:

2-AP-11, 2-AP-13, 2-AP-17

Learning Outcomes:

Students will walk through all the different programming and computer science topics they have learned in this class. They will discuss why computer science is an important subject to understand for their lives, both now and in the future.

Topics covered:

Project Review

Why Computer Science Matters Discussion

Overview of Concepts Learned

Standard alignment:

2-IC-20