Technology - 1

OVERVIEW

The Computer Science Grade 1 course will enable students to develop basic skills in computer science through engaging and age-appropriate content. The course will expose students to problem-solving, algorithms, and basic computer skills. In addition, students will learn about being good digital citizens, recognizing cyberbullying, and communicating effectively and safely with technology.

MAJOR TOPICS AND CONCEPTS

  • Use the problem-solving steps to solve problems with and without technology
  • Make healthy choices about food, body, health, safety, and technology
  • Identify the digital citizen rules
  • Recognize when bullying or cyberbullying is happening and what to do about it
  • Create a digital artifact using different types of multimedia
  • Determine how to communicate effectively and safely with and without technology
  • Understand how rules and laws, online and offline, keep us safe in the community, school, environment, and at home
  • Recognize the consequences for following and for not following rules and laws
  • Identify and perform simple tasks and understand the importance of steps
  • Understand that computers only follow a program’s set of instructions
  • Define and create an algorithm without technology
  • Understand how a computer follows instructions
  • Recognize and define what a command is in a computer program
  • Learn how to create specific directions for a computer to complete a task
  • Determine how to create a simple computer program
  • Understand how to follow steps and complete a simple task
  • Recognize iteration and how it relates to loops
  • Determine what a bug is and how to fix it
  • Collect, organize, and sort data to develop a solution to a problem
  • Create a presentation by using multimedia

Grade Level

Grade 1

Duration

10 months

Requirements

Students will need the following materials: printer, cell phone or scanner, pencils, scissors, notebook, erasers, crayons, glue, tape, handwriting paper, printer paper, colored paper, and other household items.

Prerequisites

None

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