K-12 Computer Science Standards

Arkansas 4 Computer Science and Computing Standards

28 Standards

1

CSK8.G4.1.1

9 Lessons

Examine the process of problem solving and how it applies to algorithmic problem solving.

Aligned Lessons

3D Design: Keyboard Accommodations
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design a Car Sensor
Design an App
Computational Thinking: Design an Obstacle Course
Computational Thinking: Design a School
Computational Thinking: Design a Neighborhood
Introduction to Design Thinking
Designing Solutions for Accessibility
Safety Solutions micro:bit® Design Project
2

CSK8.G4.1.3

9 Lessons

Construct innovative solutions to problems of increasing complexity collaboratively.

Aligned Lessons

3D Design: Keyboard Accommodations
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design a Car Sensor
Design an App
Computational Thinking: Design an Obstacle Course
Computational Thinking: Design a School
Computational Thinking: Design a Neighborhood
Introduction to Design Thinking
Designing Solutions for Accessibility
Safety Solutions micro:bit® Design Project
3

CSK8.G4.1.4

5 Lessons

Apply strategies for solving simple hardware and software problems that may occur during use.

Aligned Lessons

Introduction to micro:bit®
Introduction to Computing Systems
Exploring Computing Systems
Practicing with Computing Systems
Safety Solutions micro:bit® Design Project
4

CSK8.G4.2.3

3 Lessons

Examine the relative position of objects using angles within a program (e.g., 30-degree turn).

Aligned Lessons

Flower Garden Functions Project
Clones: Throwing Acorns Game
Creating Turtle Graphics
5

CSK8.G4.3.1

2 Lessons

Compare the representation of existing data in multiple formats.

Aligned Lessons

Data Storage
File Management and Data in Action
6

CSK8.G4.3.2

3 Lessons

Use 0s and 1s to represent data (e.g., encoding and decoding a word with 0s and 1s).

Aligned Lessons

Data Storage
CS Innovators: Grace Hopper
File Management and Data in Action
7

CSK8.G4.3.3

9 Lessons

Explore graphs as models for data analysis.

Aligned Lessons

Research: Effective Keywords
Using Digital Tools to Create Line Graphs
Programming and Data Project
Scale of Planets in the Solar System
Inquiry Project: Survey Bar Graph
Inquiry Project: Data Bar Graph
Inquiry Project: Line Graph
Productivity Software Inquiry Project
Data Investigators
8

CSK8.G4.3.4

10 Lessons

Collect and arrange data logically based on multiple characteristics.

Aligned Lessons

Research: Effective Keywords
Research: Informational Programs
Using Digital Tools to Create Line Graphs
Programming and Data Project
Scale of Planets in the Solar System
Inquiry Project: Survey Bar Graph
Inquiry Project: Data Bar Graph
Inquiry Project: Line Graph
Productivity Software Inquiry Project
Persuasive Productivity Software Project
9

CSK8.G4.3.5

12 Lessons

Select and use appropriate tools to collect data.

Aligned Lessons

Research: Effective Keywords
Research: Informational Programs
Using Digital Tools to Create Line Graphs
Programming and Data Project
Scale of Planets in the Solar System
Inquiry Project: Survey Bar Graph
Inquiry Project: Data Bar Graph
Inquiry Project: Line Graph
Productivity Software Inquiry Project
What Can I Use Online?
Give Credit When You Use It
Use and Search the Right Way
10

CSK8.G4.3.6

9 Lessons

Compare different ways to visually represent data with bar graphs, line plots, and pictographs.

Aligned Lessons

Research: Effective Keywords
Using Digital Tools to Create Line Graphs
Programming and Data Project
Scale of Planets in the Solar System
Inquiry Project: Survey Bar Graph
Inquiry Project: Data Bar Graph
Inquiry Project: Line Graph
Productivity Software Inquiry Project
Data Investigators
11

CSK8.G4.4.1

8 Lessons

Identify strategies for protecting authentication methods and explore ways to secure compromised information.

Aligned Lessons

Strong Usernames and Passwords
Digital Identity
Scout's Cybersecurity Adventure: Part 1
Scout's Cybersecurity Adventure: Part 2
Cybersecurity Policies and Laws
Scout's Cybersecurity Mission
Scout’s Cryptography Escape Room
Online Risks & Protection
12

CSK8.G4.4.2

8 Lessons

Discuss basic issues related to the appropriate use of technology and information, and the consequences of inappropriate use.

Aligned Lessons

Our Words Have Power (Cyberbullying)
Digital Identity
Scout's Cybersecurity Adventure: Part 1
Scout's Cybersecurity Adventure: Part 2
Cybersecurity Policies and Laws
Scout's Cybersecurity Mission
Scout’s Cryptography Escape Room
Online Risks & Protection
13

CSK8.G4.4.3

2 Lessons

Identify individual digital footprint (e.g., game profiles, shares on social media and other online accounts) and the responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning, and working in a digitally connected world.

Aligned Lessons

Digital Identity
Managing Digital Footprints
14

CSK8.G4.5.1

9 Lessons

Create and follow algorithms to accomplish a task or solve a problem.

Aligned Lessons

Simple Algorithms
Multiple Algorithms
Creating Algorithms
Computational Thinking: Design an Obstacle Course
Computational Thinking: Design a School
Computational Thinking: Design a Neighborhood
Compare and Refine Algorithms
Safety Solutions micro:bit® Design Project
Introduction to micro:bit® Inputs and Sensors
15

CSK8.G4.5.2

4 Lessons

Design and test algorithms collaboratively using technology.

Aligned Lessons

Simple Algorithms
Multiple Algorithms
Creating Algorithms
Compare and Refine Algorithms
16

CSK8.G4.5.3

4 Lessons

Compare and refine algorithms that include sequences and loops.

Aligned Lessons

Simple Algorithms
Multiple Algorithms
Creating Algorithms
Compare and Refine Algorithms
17

CSK8.G4.5.4

106 Lessons

Identify and correct multiple errors within an algorithm that accomplishes a level-appropriate task or solves a level-appropriate problem.

Aligned Lessons

Exploring Ecosystems
Sound Frequency & Amplitude
Platform Game Design
Scratch Digital Greeting Card
Classifying Rocks
Nutrition Maze
Digital Flashcards
Nonfiction Animated Recordings
Grammar Quiz Game
Loops
Dash® Robot Storytelling
Dash® Robot Mazes
Classifying Shapes by Category
Cycle of Matter
Clones in Games
Revolutionary War Timeline
Digital Pet Project
Animating Unit Fractions
Ozobot® Programming 1: Introduction
Ozobot® Programming 2: More Color Codes
Dash® Robot 1 - Movement
Cue Robot 1 - Movement
Cue Robot 2 - Proximity Sensors
Cue Robot 3 - Loops and Functions
Minecraft® Coding Fundamentals - Basic Moves
Minecraft® Coding Fundamentals - Repeat Loops with Sea Turtles
Scratch Drawing Tools
Coding with LEGO® Spike Prime
Area of a Rectangle with Tiles
Classes and Objects in Games
micro:bit® Rounding to the Nearest Ten
Punctuate a Title
Pair Programming: Create a Band
micro:bit® Rounding to the Nearest Hundred
micro:bit® Rounding with Decimals
Seasonal Project (Spring): Create a Chase Game!
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design a Car Sensor
Seasonal Project (Summer): Pop The Balloons
The Coordinate Plane
Choose Your Own Path: Elements of Culture
Classifying Shapes Using Lines and Angles
Classifying Quadrilaterals in a Hierarchy
Plan a Quest
Animation Loops Project
Pinball Game Project
Mad Libs Project
Functions Dance Project
Flower Garden Functions Project
Design an App
Add and Subtract Fractions
Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers
Naming Numbers Game
Modeling Life Cycles
State Project
Atoms and Molecules
Geographic Effects on Early Civilizations
Rates and Unit Rates
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Evaluate Algebraic Equations
Scale of Planets in the Solar System
Balanced Ecosystems
Multimedia Book Report
micro:bit® Reaction Game
Ozobot® Timeline
Ozobot® Cycle
Scout's Programming Expedition: Part 1
Scout's Programming Expedition Part 2
Scout's Programming Expedition Part 3
Scout's Programming Expedition Part 4
Pong Game
Debugging: Events and Loops
Create a Maze
Click-a-Mole
Debugging: Mazes
Program an AI Chatbot
Events: Dot in Space
Loops: Catch the Ball
Scout's Quest: Functions with Boolean Inputs
Maze Game Project
Broadcast Messages: Marco Polo
Scout's Quest: Variables
Scout's Quest: Functions with Number Inputs
Debugging: Make a Pizza
Creating Turtle Graphics
Broadcast Messages: Tell a Joke
Events: Traveling with Scout
Variables in Dance
Game Design Project
Operators: Coin Flip
Code Tunes
Sequences: Parallel Programming
Introduction to Functions
Costumes, Backdrops, and Animations
Loops: Falling Objects
House Design with Area and Perimeter
Unit Fractions with Variables
Digital Vocabulary Flashcard Quiz
Careers in CS: Health and Fitness
Careers in CS: Major League Baseball
CS Innovators Research Project
Dash® Robot 2 - Proximity Sensor
Dash® Robot 3 - Loops and Functions
AI Chatbots
Introduction to Design Thinking
Designing Solutions for Accessibility
Safety Solutions micro:bit® Design Project
18

CSK8.G4.6.1

215 Lessons

Use a block-based programming language individually and collaboratively to solve level-appropriate problems.

Aligned Lessons

Introduction to Computer Science and Scratch
Adding with Loops
Game Mechanics with Comparison Operators
Loops (Unplugged)
3D Design: Codeblocks
Exploring Ecosystems
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Sound Frequency & Amplitude
Events
Platform Game Design
Communities Adapt to & Modify Their Environment
Fractions and Variables
Creative Storytelling
Weather and Climate
Scratch Digital Greeting Card
From CodeHopJr to CodeHop Blocks
Introduction to Comparison Operators
Classifying Rocks
Complex Conditionals: Chase the Star
Nutrition Maze
Exploring Heat
Decimal Multiplication and Conditionals
Exploring Adaptations
Physical Changes
Variables
Plant and Animal Cells
Digital Flashcards
Exploring the Water Cycle
Simple Algorithms
Parts of Speech: Random Sentence Generator
Introduction to Conditionals
Wave Generator
Division and Conditionals
Multiple Algorithms
Multiplication and Conditionals
Unit Converter
Sensing and Responding to the Environment
Effects of Pollution
Nonfiction Animated Recordings
Measuring Lengths
Grammar Quiz Game
Create a Drawing App with micro:bit®
Loops
Dash® Robot Storytelling
Dash® Robot Mazes
Animating Sprites with Multiplication
Earth Systems
Day and Night
Cycle of Matter
Multi-digit Multiplication and Conditionals
Game Effects
Clones in Games
Constructive and Destructive Processes
Revolutionary War Timeline
Revolutionary War Timeline with the BBC micro:bit®
Animal Classification
Interactive Map of the 13 Colonies
Interactive Map of the 13 Colonies with the BBC micro:bit®
Digital Pet Project
Animating Unit Fractions
Multiplication Quiz Game
ScratchJr to Scratch: Events and Loops
Dash® Robot 1 - Movement
Cue Robot 1 - Movement
Cue Robot 2 - Proximity Sensors
Cue Robot 3 - Loops and Functions
VEX GO®: Introduction
VEX GO®: Measurement
Create a Drawing App
Minecraft® Coding Fundamentals - Basic Moves
Minecraft® Coding Fundamentals - Repeat Loops with Sea Turtles
Scratch Drawing Tools
Coding with LEGO® Spike Prime
Classes and Objects in Games
micro:bit® Rounding to the Nearest Ten
Punctuate a Title
micro:bit®: Animal Response to the Environment
Pair Programming: Create a Band
micro:bit® Rounding to the Nearest Hundred
micro:bit® Rounding with Decimals
Seasonal Project (Spring): Create a Chase Game!
VEX GO®: Speed and Energy
How We See: Light Reflection
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design a Car Sensor
Seasonal Project (Summer): Pop The Balloons
Seasonal Project (Fall): Gathering Apples Game
Complex Conditionals: Balloon Game
Choose Your Own Path: Elements of Culture
VEX GO®: Lines and Angles
Plan a Quest
Pinball Game Project
Mad Libs Project
Functions Dance Project
Flower Garden Functions Project
Design an App
Decimal Division and Conditionals
Add and Subtract Fractions
Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers
Naming Numbers Game
Modeling Life Cycles
Fossils and Past Environments
State Project
Atoms and Molecules
Rates and Unit Rates
Positive and Negative Numbers
Evaluate Algebraic Equations
Balanced Ecosystems
Multimedia Book Report
micro:bit® Reaction Game
Animating Sprites with Factors
Animating Sprites with Division
Makey Makey®: Introduction
Makey Makey®: Graphing Points on a Coordinate Plane
micro:bit®: Graphing Points on a Coordinate Plane
Pong Game
KA1.1.1 - Karel's Coding Environment: Example Program
I-Spy with Lists
Click-a-Mole
Animating Poetry
Creating Algorithms
Debugging: Mazes
Introduction to Clones
Program an AI Chatbot
Events: Dot in Space
Loops: Catch the Ball
Scout's Quest: Functions with Boolean Inputs
Broadcast Messages: Marco Polo
Scout's Quest: Variables
Clones: Throwing Acorns Game
Scout's Quest: Functions with Number Inputs
Lists: Shopping with Scout
Scout's Quest: Conditionals
Debugging: Make a Pizza
Creating Turtle Graphics
Conditionals: Flying Bird
Broadcast Messages: Tell a Joke
Lists: Spelling Bee
Events: Traveling with Scout
Variables in Dance
Game Design Project
Operators: Coin Flip
Code Tunes
Conditionals: Changing Effects
Conditionals: Underwater Exploration
Conditionals: Color Sense
Conditionals: Mazes
Introduction to Functions
Costumes, Backdrops, and Animations
Race Track Game
Loops: Falling Objects
KA1.2.1 - The Rabbit Chase: Time to Clean Up
KA1.2.2 - The Rabbit Chase: Riley the Troublemaker
KA1.2.3a - The Rabbit Chase: Riley's Escape Part 1
KA1.2.3b - The Rabbit Chase: Riley's Escape Part 2
KA1.2.4 - The Rabbit Chase: Tracking Riley
KA1.2.5 - The Rabbit Chase: Over the Wall
KA1.2.6 - The Rabbit Chase: Help
KA1.2.7 - The Rabbit Chase: Making Friends
KA1.3.1 - Lost in Space: A Call from Space
KA1.3.2a - Lost in Space: Directions to Mars
KA1.3.2b - Lost in Space: Asteroid Field Part 1
KA1.3.2c - Lost in Space: Asteroid Field Part 2
KA1.3.3a - Lost in Space: Landing Systems Engaged
KA1.3.3b - Lost in Space: Perimeter Check
KA1.3.4a - Lost in Space: Putting Out Fires Part 1
KA1.3.4b - Lost in Space: Putting Out Fires Part 2
KA1.3.5b - Lost in Space: Tracking Tracy Part 2
KA1.3.6 - Lost in Space: Martian Sand Worms
KA1.4.1 - Evaluation: Supplies Drop Off
KA1.4.2 - Evaluation: Create Karel Adventures
House Design with Area and Perimeter
KA1.1.2 - Karel's Coding Environment: Walk Around the Pond
Star Brightness and Distance
Unit Fractions with Variables
Digital Vocabulary Flashcard Quiz
Seasonal Project (Winter): Design a Snowman
KA2.2.1a - A Day at the Park: Karel Clean Up
KA2.2.1b - A Day at the Park: Find the Exit
KA2.2.1c - A Day at the Park: Escape the Bedroom
KA2.2.2a - A Day at the Park: Fetch Karel
KA2.2.2b - A Day at the Park: Get Down the Hallway
KA2.2.2c - A Day at the Park: Escape the Building
KA2.2.3a - A Day at the Park: Building Towers
KA2.2.3b - A Day at the Park: Get Around the Cars
KA2.2.3c - A Day at the Park: Find the Park
KA2.2.4a - A Day at the Park: Making Custom Colors
KA2.2.4b - A Day at the Park: Make a Tree
KA2.2.4c - A Day at the Park: Set Up the Scavenger Hunt
KA2.1.1a- Rosetta Stone: Pick Up the Hat 1
KA2.1.1b- Rosetta Stone: Pick Up the Hat 2
KA2.1.1c- Rosetta Stone: Travel to Egypt
KA2.1.2a- Rosetta Stone: Approach the Entrance
KA2.1.2b- Rosetta Stone: Uncover the Hieroglyph
KA2.1.3a- Rosetta Stone: Light the Torches 1
KA2.1.3b- Rosetta Stone: Light the Torches 2
KA2.1.4a- Rosetta Stone: Leave without a Trace
KA2.1.4b- Rosetta Stone: Which Way?
KA2.1.5a- Rosetta Stone: Snakes!
KA2.1.5b- Rosetta Stone: Escape the Scarab Room
KA2.1.6- Rosetta Stone: Challenge: Draw a Hieroglyph
KA2.3.1- Evaluation: Collect the Tennis Balls
Drawing Tools: Sea Creatures
Loops: Sphero® Underwater Exploration
Dash® Robot 2 - Proximity Sensor
Conditionals: Sphero® Shark Race
Dash® Robot 3 - Loops and Functions
Winter Celebrations Around the World
AI Chatbots
Compare and Refine Algorithms
Introduction to Design Thinking
Designing Solutions for Accessibility
Safety Solutions micro:bit® Design Project
Exploring Point of View
Digital Venn Diagram
Design Thinking: AI Chatbots
19

CSK8.G4.6.3

20 Lessons

Improve or remix existing block-based programs.

Aligned Lessons

Game Mechanics with Comparison Operators
3D Design: Codeblocks
Multiple Algorithms
Game Effects
Clones in Games
Digital Pet Project
Giving Credit Through Attributions
Classes and Objects in Games
Seasonal Project (Spring): Create a Chase Game!
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design a Car Sensor
Seasonal Project (Summer): Pop The Balloons
Choose Your Own Path: Elements of Culture
Plan a Quest
Animation Loops Project
Functions Dance Project
Animating Poetry
Loops: Falling Objects
Remixing Programs
Exploring Point of View
Cause and Effect
20

CSK8.G4.7.1

7 Lessons

Identify how computers perform actions or outputs based on human input (e.g., keyboard, microphone, mouse, video game controller).

Aligned Lessons

Introduction to micro:bit®
Makey Makey®: Introduction
Introduction to Computing Systems
Exploring Computing Systems
Practicing with Computing Systems
Safety Solutions micro:bit® Design Project
Introduction to micro:bit® Inputs and Sensors
21

CSK8.G4.7.2

3 Lessons

Recognize the expense of computer equipment and how care and protection of the computers can prolong use and save the cost of purchasing new equipment.

Aligned Lessons

Introduction to Computing Systems
Exploring Computing Systems
Practicing with Computing Systems
22

CSK8.G4.8.1

3 Lessons

Identify how information can be transmitted using computing devices via a network.

Aligned Lessons

Networks, Packets, and the Internet
Networks and Protocols
Modeling Network Connections
23

CSK8.G4.8.2

Demonstrate touch typing techniques while increasing speed and maintaining accuracy.

24

CSK8.G4.8.3

Practice proper keyboarding technique: body centered in front of keyboard, elbows down, eyes focused on the screen, proper posture.

25

CSK8.G4.9.2

3 Lessons

Demonstrate proficiency with keyboards and other input/output devices.

Aligned Lessons

Keyboard Introduction
Safety Solutions micro:bit® Design Project
Introduction to micro:bit® Inputs and Sensors
26

CSK8.G4.10.5

3 Lessons

Identify various careers that require computing and technology.

Aligned Lessons

Careers in CS: Health and Fitness
Careers in CS: Major League Baseball
CS Innovators Research Project
27

CSK8.G4.10.7

4 Lessons

Demonstrate an understanding of ethical issues in copyright laws, fair use exemptions, and intellectual property rights in various media.

Aligned Lessons

Giving Credit Through Attributions
What Can I Use Online?
Give Credit When You Use It
Use and Search the Right Way
28

CSK8.G4.11.3

6 Lessons

Identify and discuss the attributes (e.g., bias, credible, fact, opinion) of various electronic information sources.

Aligned Lessons

Research: Effective Keywords
Research: Informational Programs
Giving Credit Through Attributions
What Can I Use Online?
Give Credit When You Use It
Use and Search the Right Way

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