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Computer Science 1

This course walks students through the basics of coding with HTML, CSS and Python alongside other topics such as digital citizenship, the internet, and data. Intended for students between grades 6 and 12.

Full-year course · 118 lessons · 6 units

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Python
  • Voyage
  • Year
  • 6th grade
  • 7th grade
  • 8th grade
  • 9th grade
  • 10th grade
  • 11th grade
  • 12th grade
  • Texas course

Course Summary

The curriculum includes coding exercises and practice 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.

Course Outline

    1. Programming Languages
    2. Computer Innovations Explore how different computer innovations have affected our everyday lives.
    3. Introduction Welcome to Python! This lesson gives a great introduction to Python programming and will get you up and coding in no time.
    4. Computer Parts and Pieces Learn how different components work together to help a computer run.
    5. Variables Variables are an important part of programming. Let's find out how we can use them in this lesson.
    6. From Electricity to a Bit Learn how information moves through computer components to generate the programs you enjoy.
    7. Input/Output Writing programs that can get input from the user is a valuable skill.
    8. Digital Citizenship Learn about digital citizenship and how you can be responsible with your technology.
    9. The Digital Divide Learn what the Digital Divide is and how it affects people in different situations.
    10. Syntax & Comments This lesson covers basic Python syntax and how to add comments to your code.
    11. Variable Types There are lots of different ways that you can store data in Python. This lesson covers a few of those data types.
    12. Intro to the Internet Learn what a network is and what parts of our lives interact with networks.
    13. Numbers This lesson covers different types of numbers that you can use in Python.
    14. Converting This lesson covers how to convert one data type into another.
    15. Network Topologies Learn how different layouts of networks can help information move more efficiently
    16. Addressing Learn how addressing works in the internet.
    17. Python Concatenation Connecting strings together can be very useful. Let's take a look at how this can be accomplished.
    18. Types of Threat Learn about the different approaches criminals might take cause problems.
    19. Python Math Math is an important part of programming. This lesson covers how we can use math in Python.
    20. Copyright Learn what we can and cannot use on the internet and why.
    21. Modulus This lesson covers using modulus in Python. We will take a look at its usefulness including how to tell if a number is even or odd.
    22. Strings Strings in programming are a lot different than strings in real life. Let's see how useful strings are in Python.
    23. String Methods Python provides methods or actions that we can take on our strings. This lesson will teach us some of the basic methods we can use.
    24. String Methods Continued This lesson continues the topic of methods that we can use with strings.
    25. Encryption Learn how encryption helps make things more secure.
    26. Checking Strings Searching strings for certain characters, words or phrases is easy in Python!
    27. Concatenating Numbers Similar to how we concatenated strings, we can also concatenate numbers to strings and vice versa.
    28. Concatenating Numbers Continued This lesson covers formatting multiple integers and formatting by index.

    1. Lists Lists are one of the main ways that we organize data in most programming languages. This lesson covers how to use lists in Python.
    2. Python If Statements If statements allow you to decide what code should run depending on some conditions. This lesson will cover the basics on using if statements in Python.
    3. Python Conditionals This lesson covers conditionals and how you can use them to compare data. We will also use if statements to execute code based on the conditionals.
    4. Python Else If Statements Else If statements in Python allow you to add multiple if statements at once. The possibilities are endless!
    5. Python For Loops This lesson covers For Loops and how to use them in Python. You will also learn how to access each item in a list using a For Loop.
    6. AI, Machine Learning, & Automation Learn how artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation are affecting your world and potential changes in the future.
    7. If Statement in a For Loop Why not combine a few of the previous lesson content? Let's take a look at using if statements in for loops.
    8. Python Accessing Items in a List Lists are great but not very useful if we can't access the items inside of them. Let's take a look at how to access these items without needing to use a for loop.
    9. Using Integers from a List Learn about different ways to use a list of integers!
    10. Accessibility Learn about how we can make computer programs more accessible.
    11. Adding to Lists in Python Learn different ways to add to and remove from a list in Python.
    12. Removing from Lists in Python Learn different ways to remove items from lists in Python
    13. Python Lists Continued This lesson continues on the topic of lists and accessing items inside of them.
    14. Troubleshooting Learn some techniques to troubleshooting that can help identify the problem.
    15. Python While Loops While loops are looping code structures that run WHILE something is true.
    16. While Loops Continued
    17. Python Functions Functions are a great way to break up long sections of code and can be used multiple times without having to rewrite them.
    18. Debugging Learn some strategies for debugging your code!
    19. Python Function Parameters One of the great things about functions is that we can pass parameters to them and the function can handle the rest.

    1. Binary Learn the basics of binary--why it exists and how the computer uses it to communicate information.
    2. Representing Numbers with Binary Learn how to convert information into binary and back.
    3. Multiple Parameters in Python Functions Two is better than one! Let's learn how we can pass multiple parameters to a function in Python.
    4. Data Structures Learn about the different ways we use data and the challenges associated with data collection, structure, and interpretation.
    5. Python Random Learn how to get random values in Python
    6. Data Compression Overview Learn what data compression is and how it is used.
    7. Number Limitations, Overflow, and Roundoff Learn about limitations for binary
    8. Reading Files One of the most useful features of Python is the ability to create, read, write, and edit files. This lesson covers the basics of this functionality.
    9. Reading Parts of a File This lesson will cover how to read only specific parts of a txt file.
    10. Append a Line to a Text File This lesson will teach you how to write a program that can edit text files.
    11. File Write Mode This lesson covers how to use the "w" command in the open() function.
    12. Python Math Library
    13. Personal Data Learn how your personal data is available and could be without you knowing it!
    14. Python Datetime
    15. Printing Specifics in Python
    16. Different Concatenating Approaches
    17. Error Handling
    18. OS Path

    1. HTML Basics Learn the basic terminology and ideas behind HTML in this introductory lesson.
    2. Heading Tags This lesson will teach you how to use Headers to show hierarchy and style in your web pages.
    3. Text Colors Looking to spruce up your site with some color? This lesson focuses on how you can change the color of your text.
    4. Fonts Font families and sizes are the main topic in this lesson. There are many different combinations so have fun with it!
    5. HTML as a Language This introductory lesson addresses programming languages and a few of them that you will encounter in this unit and the next.
    6. HTML Structure Just like building a house, HTML needs to have structure. This lesson covers the basics of how to structure your HTML files.
    7. Background Color Background colors are a great way to show distinct sections in your site. This lesson covers the basics of how you can utilize this feature.
    8. HTML Title Titles are the cherry on top of every website. This lesson will cover how you can add this to your website for an even more personalized feel.
    9. Paragraphs Paragraph tags are one of the most common tags that you will use in HTML. Follow this lesson closely!
    10. Breaks and Dividers Break tags are one of the unique tags in HTML. This lesson covers how to use them and why they are different than most.
    11. Ordered Lists Lists are a great way to display multiple items. This lesson covers how to create numbered lists.
    12. Unordered Lists Similar to the previous lesson, this lesson covers how you can create a bulleted list.
    13. Text Align This lesson covers how you can align your text to the left, right and center of your website.
    14. Links This lesson discusses HTML links and how you can connect your users to external sites or internal pages on your website.
    15. Buttons/Event Listeners: onclick Finally some interaction! onclick is a great way to interact with your users.
    16. Images Another very useful and common element in a website is the image tag. Check this lesson out to learn how to use them.
    17. Background Image Background Images can be a great way to add more vibrance and texture to your website.
    18. Videos Videos are one of the most popular media types in the world right now. This lesson will teach you how to utilize this important feature.
    19. HTML Project # 3: Success Skills This is the success skills project.
    20. Image Link Image links can be a cool, useful way to let your users interact with your site.
    21. Marquees Marquees are a great way to add a little bit of animation to your page. This lesson is a great introduction to adding movement to your website.
    22. Legal and Ethical Concerns in Innovations Learn about legal and ethical concerns surrounding computing innovations.

    1. Introduction to CSS Learn how to get started with the CSS language!
    2. Connecting Your CSS File to an HTML File Learn how to connect your CSS file to an HTML file.
    3. Text Shadow Learn how to give HTML text a shadow with CSS!
    4. Rounded Corners Why have sharp corners when you can make them round? This lesson will cover the basics of using border-radius to add some smoothness to your site.
    5. Box Shadow Box Shadow is a great way to add some depth to your site. Let's learn how this is accomplished.
    6. Color Gradient Color gradients are a great way to blend two colors together and add some more flair to your page. Let's see how they are implemented.
    7. HTML Project # 5: Favorite Movie This is the favorite movie project.
    8. Comments in HTML/CSS Comments are a great way to make your code more readable for yourself and others. Let's see how we can implement them in HTML and CSS.
    9. Classes As your page grows, classes make it easy to assign CSS to certain elements in your site. This lesson tackles how to use classes and their importance.
    10. Color Picker Millions of colors exist and sometimes it's hard to choose which one you want to use, or how to even find it. Let's learn how we can more easily find colors and use them in our website.
    11. Margin and Padding Space is just as important as content on a website! This lesson covers the different ways to add space to your page.
    12. Pseudo Selectors This lesson covers pseudo selectors, which is a great way to add in some interaction to your site.
    13. Opacity Sometimes, you want your images to be partially transparent. Let's learn how to utilize opacity to accomplish this.
    14. Div Tags One of the most common ways to group together elements is using div tags. Let's check out how we can implement them.
    15. Button Design Learn the CSS styles and best practices for styling a professional looking button.
    16. List Styles HTML Lists don't have to be boring! Let's spruce them up a bit.
    17. CSS Icons Add CSS Icons to your website using Material Icons.
    18. Borders Learn to add a stylized border to an HTML element! Including images, shapes, and buttons. Customize the border color, width or style.
    19. Positioning This lesson discusses CSS Positioning and how it can be used to adjust the location of elements.
    20. Media Queries Intro Cellphones and tablets are more popular now than ever before! Let's look at how we can adjust our site depending on the width of the screen it is viewed on.
    21. Background Image Style Similar to the background image lesson that was covered in the HTML 1 Unit, we will learn how to use background images in CSS to style your page.
    22. Data Learn how computers help us understand data sets.
    23. Crowdsourcing Learn how collaboration affects computer innovations.

    1. HTML Project # 1 Basic Web Practice This is the basic web practice project.
    2. HTML Project # 2: History Website This is the history website project.
    3. HTML Project # 4: Favorite Holiday This is the favorite holiday project.
    4. HTML Project # 6: Book Report This is the book report project.
    5. HTML Project # 7: Historical Figure Report This is the historical figure report project.
    6. HTML Project # 8: Music History This is the music history project.
    7. HTML Project # 9: Cereal Website This is the cereal website project.
    8. HTML Project # 10: Olympics This is the olympics project.

Standard Alignment

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards

  • 2-AP-10
  • 2-AP-11
  • 2-AP-12
  • 2-AP-13
  • 2-AP-14
  • 2-AP-15
  • 2-AP-16
  • 2-AP-17
  • 2-AP-18
  • 2-AP-19
  • 2-CS-01
  • 2-CS-02
  • 2-CS-03
  • 2-DA-07
  • 2-DA-08
  • 2-DA-09
  • 2-IC-20
  • 2-IC-21
  • 2-IC-22
  • 2-IC-23
  • 2-NI-04
  • 2-NI-05
  • 2-NI-06
  • 3A-AP-13
  • 3A-AP-14
  • 3A-AP-15
  • 3A-AP-16
  • 3A-AP-17
  • 3A-AP-18
  • 3A-AP-19
  • 3A-AP-20
  • 3A-AP-21
  • 3A-AP-22
  • 3A-AP-23
  • 3A-CS-01
  • 3A-CS-02
  • 3A-CS-03
  • 3A-DA-09
  • 3A-DA-10
  • 3A-DA-11
  • 3A-DA-12
  • 3A-IC-24
  • 3A-IC-25
  • 3A-IC-26
  • 3A-IC-27
  • 3A-IC-28
  • 3A-IC-29
  • 3A-IC-30
  • 3A-NI-04
  • 3A-NI-05
  • 3A-NI-06
  • 3A-NI-07
  • 3A-NI-08
  • 3B-AP-08
  • 3B-AP-09
  • 3B-AP-10
  • 3B-AP-11
  • 3B-AP-12
  • 3B-AP-13
  • 3B-AP-14
  • 3B-AP-15
  • 3B-AP-16
  • 3B-AP-17
  • 3B-AP-18
  • 3B-AP-19
  • 3B-AP-20
  • 3B-AP-21
  • 3B-AP-22
  • 3B-AP-23
  • 3B-AP-24
  • 3B-CS-01
  • 3B-CS-02
  • 3B-DA-05
  • 3B-DA-06
  • 3B-DA-07
  • 3B-IC-25
  • 3B-IC-26
  • 3B-IC-27
  • 3B-IC-28
  • 3B-NI-03
  • 3B-NI-04
  • Aligned to 57 Texas standards

State standards documents

Document Standards Grades
National
2022 Skill Struck Standards Alignment + Correlation Guide CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards · 2022 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Alabama
Alabama Course of Study Digital Literacy and CS Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Alabama Course of Study Digital Literacy and CS Standards K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Arizona
Arizona Computer Science Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Arizona Computer Science Standards K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Arkansas
Arkansas Computer Science and Computing Standards High School Programming + Skill Struck Alignment Arkansas Computer Science and Computing Standards High School Programming · 2023 9-12
Arkansas Computer Science and Computing Standards Middle School Introduction to Coding Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Arkansas Computer Science and Computing Standards Middle School Introduction to Coding Standards · 2023 6-8
California
California K-12 CS Standards + Skill Struck Alignment California K-12 CS Standards K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Georgia
Georgia Standards of Excellence for K-8 Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignment Georgia Standards of Excellence for K-8 Computer Science K-2, 3-5, 6-8
Idaho
Idaho Content Standards Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignment Idaho Content Standards Computer Science · 2023 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Illinois
Illinois Computer Science Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Illinois Computer Science Standards · 2022 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Indiana
Indiana K-12 Computer Science Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Indiana K-12 Computer Science Standards · 2023 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Iowa
Iowa Computer Science Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Iowa Computer Science Standards K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Kansas
Kansas CS Standards P-12 + Skill Struck Alignment Kansas CS Standards P-12 · 2023 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Kentucky
Kentucky Academic Standards for Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignment Kentucky Academic Standards for Computer Science · 2023 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Maryland
Maryland K-12 CS Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Maryland K-12 CS Standards · 2023 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards · 2023 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Michigan
Michigan K-12 Standards Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignment Michigan K-12 Standards Computer Science · 2023 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Mississippi
Mississippi College and Career Readiness standards for Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignment Mississippi College and Career Readiness standards for Computer Science · 2022 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Missouri
Missouri K-12 Computer Science Performance Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Missouri K-12 Computer Science Performance Standards · 2023 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Nebraska
Nebraska K-12 Technology Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Nebraska K-12 Technology Standards · 2023 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Nevada
Nevada Academic Content Standards for CS + Skill Struck Alignment Nevada Academic Content Standards for CS K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Nevada Academic Content Standards for Integrated Technology + Skill Struck Alignment Nevada Academic Content Standards for Integrated Technology K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Nevada Computer Science Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Nevada Computer Science Standards 9-12
New Jersey
New Jersey Computer Science and Design Thinking Standards + Skill Struck Alignment New Jersey Computer Science and Design Thinking Standards · 2020 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
New York
New York Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards K-12 + Skill Struck Alignment New York Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards K-12 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
North Carolina
North Carolina K-12 CS Standards + Skill Struck Alignment North Carolina K-12 CS Standards K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Ohio
Ohio's Learning Standards Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignment Ohio's Learning Standards Computer Science · 2023 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignment Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer Science K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Rhode Island
Rhode Island's K-12 CS Education Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Rhode Island's K-12 CS Education Standards K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
South Carolina
South Carolina Computer Science and Digital Literacy Standards + Skill Struck Alignment South Carolina Computer Science and Digital Literacy Standards · 2023 K-2, 3-5, 6-8
South Carolina's Computer Science Standards for High School + Skill Struck Alignment South Carolina's Computer Science Standards for High School · 2023 9-12
Tennessee
Tennessee K-12 Computer Science State Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Tennessee K-12 Computer Science State Standards · 2023 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Texas
TEKs Skills for CTE + Skill Struck Alignment TEKs Skills for CTE 9-12
TEKs Technology Applications K-8 Standards + Skill Struck Alignment TEKs Technology Applications K-8 Standards K-2, 3-5, 6-8
Utah
Utah 6-12 CS Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Utah 6-12 CS Standards · 2019 6-8, 9-12
Virginia
Virginia K-12 CS Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Virginia K-12 CS Standards · 2023 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Washington
Washington K-12 CS State Learning Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Washington K-12 CS State Learning Standards K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Standards for Computer Science + Skill Struck Alignment Wisconsin Standards for Computer Science · 2023 K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Wyoming
Wyoming Computer Science Content Standards + Skill Struck Alignment Wyoming Computer Science Content Standards · 2020 K-2, 3-5, 6-8

Course Project

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. Some examples of projects: Find the Tens Place, Remove String Section, Leap Year, Factorial, Halloween Candy Count

  • Computer Science 1 student project: Find the Tens Place
    Find the Tens Place
  • Computer Science 1 student project: Remove String Section
    Remove String Section
  • Computer Science 1 student project: Leap Year
    Leap Year
  • Computer Science 1 student project: Halloween Candy Count
    Halloween Candy Count