K-12 Computer Science Standards

Connecticut 1A Computer Science

18 Standards

1

1A-AP-08

55 Lessons

Model daily processes by creating and following algorithms (sets of step-by-step instructions) to complete tasks.

Aligned Lessons

Introduction to Message Events
Types of Motion
Events
Light and Shadows
Story Problems: Add and Subtract within 100
Create Your Own Story Problem
Weather and Seasons
Loops
Communities Modify Their Environment
Changes in the Environment
Counting with Bee-Bot®
Introduction to Bee-Bot®: Planning a Program
Patterns with Bee-Bot®
Seasons with Bee-Bot®
Place Value: Adding Up to 20
Weather with Bee-Bot®
Unplugged Introduction to Programming: Part 1
Unplugged Introduction to Programming: Part 2
Seasonal Project (Summer): Pop the Balloons
Seasonal Project (Spring): Create a Chase Game
Seasonal Project (Fall): Gathering Apples Game
Using the Go To Page Block
Introduction to Speed Blocks
Introduction to Show and Hide Blocks
Forever Loop Dance Party
Code Block Review
Loops: Catching Butterflies
Introduction to the Wait Block
About Me Project
Create a Map
Events (Alpine UT updates)
Grow and Shrink Blocks in Motion
Seasons with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Weather with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Introduction to Code & Go® Robot Mouse: Basic Movements
Counting with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Introduction to Code & Go® Robot Mouse: Planning a Program
Patterns with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Needs of Living Things with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Push and Pull with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Growing Garden
Sequences: Digital Responsibilities
Events: Submarine Sequences
Transportation Speeds and Sounds
Sequences (Unplugged)
Sequences: Snowball Fight
Acting with Events
All About Me!
Drawing Tools: Nature Walk
Changing Environments with Bee-Bot®
Seasonal Project (Winter): Build a Snowman
Changing Environments with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Computational Thinking: Morning Routines
Computational Thinking: Evening Routines
Computational Thinking: School Day Routines
2

1A-AP-09

6 Lessons

Model the way programs store and manipulate data by using numbers or other symbols to represent information.

Aligned Lessons

Advanced Data and Programming
Basic Data and Programming
Variables: Keeping Score
What Is a Variable?
Variables: Storing Data with Symbols
Data Explorers
3

1A-AP-10

136 Lessons

Develop programs with sequences and simple loops, to express ideas or address a problem.

Aligned Lessons

Adaptations and Survival: Camouflage
Introduction to Message Events
Story Problems: Add and Subtract within 20
Greater Than and Less Than: Single-Digit Numbers
Changing Landforms
Creating Shapes
Types of Motion
Animal Life Cycles
Events
Story Problems: Add and Subtract within 10
Place Value: Ones, Tens, and Hundreds
Counting with Mazes
Light and Shadows
From CodeHopJr to CodeHop Blocks
Who Keeps Us Safe?
Sound and Pitch
Story Problems: Add and Subtract within 100
Storytelling Animations
Phases of the Moon
Create Your Own Story Problem
Living and Nonliving
Digital Flashcards
Weather and Seasons
Original Story Animations - Personal Story
Loops
Storytelling Animations Part 2
Sun and Moon, Day and Night
Algebraic Thinking: Find an Unknown Number Up to 10 in a Number Story
Original Story Animations - Fiction Story
Economic Choices
Advanced Data and Programming
Phonics: Letter Sounds
Cardinal Directions
Events and Money
Wildlife Scene Project
Place Value: Ones and Tens
Finding an Unknown in a Word Problem
Changes in the Environment
Phonics: Digraphs
Counting with Bee-Bot®
Introduction to Bee-Bot®: Planning a Program
Patterns with Bee-Bot®
ScratchJr to Scratch: Events and Loops
Seasons with Bee-Bot®
Place Value: Adding Up to 20
Introduction to Coding with LEGO® SPIKE Essential
VEX 123®: Math Word Problems
Weather with Bee-Bot®
Needs of Living Things with Bee-Bot®
Push and Pull with Bee-Bot®
Minecraft® Coding Fundamentals - Basic Moves
Minecraft® Coding Fundamentals - Repeat Loops with Sea Turtles
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design a Moving Statue
Space Travel Project
VEX 123®: Patterns of Living Things
Seed Dispersal
Unplugged Introduction to Programming: Part 1
Unplugged Introduction to Programming: Part 2
Kibo®: Adding and Subtracting
Shapes with Bee-Bot®
Seasonal Project (Summer): Pop the Balloons
Making Ten with Bee-Bot®
Seasonal Project (Spring): Create a Chase Game
Seasonal Project (Fall): Gathering Apples Game
Minecraft: Education Edition® - Trailblazer
Introduction to Speed Blocks
VEX 123®: Defining Shape Attributes
Introduction to Show and Hide Blocks
Forever Loop Dance Party
Code Block Review
Loops: Catching Butterflies
Greater Than and Less Than: Two-Digit Numbers
Greater Than and Less Than: Three-Digit Numbers
End Block: Program a Race
About Me Project
Chicken Crossing Game
Combining Shapes
River Crossing Game
Racing Game
Create a Map
3D Shapes
Digital Greeting Card
Design an Adventure Game
Patterns and Music
Preventing Erosion
Events (Alpine UT updates)
Grow and Shrink Blocks in Motion
Seasons with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Weather with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Introduction to Code & Go® Robot Mouse: Basic Movements
Counting with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Introduction to Code & Go® Robot Mouse: Planning a Program
Patterns with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Comparing Length with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Needs of Living Things with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Push and Pull with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Shapes with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Making Ten with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Loops: Predator and Prey
Programming a Cycle
Create an Original Story Animation
Speed Block: Bouncy Ball
Create a Mini Golf Game
Message Events: Scout Plays in the Forest
Pages: Scout's Travels
Garden Project
Pages: Create a Tapping Game
Growing Garden
Message Events: Simon Says
Maze Game Project
Loops: Frog and Rabbit
Grid: Arctic Animation
Forever Loops: Fireworks
Loops: Play in the Park
Sequences: Digital Responsibilities
Grid: Solving Mazes
Animal Sounds
Events: Submarine Sequences
Moving Targets Game
Transportation Speeds and Sounds
Introduction to Events
Sequences: Snowball Fight
Bowling Game
All About Me!
Introduction to Repeat Loops
Changing Environments with Bee-Bot®
Seasonal Project (Winter): Build a Snowman
Changing Environments with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Careers in CS: Litter Free Communities
Careers in CS: Fashion-Retail
Making a Timer
Algorithms: Connecting a Path
Two-Step Dance & Feedback
Guided Research
Choice Research
Collaborating Digitally
4

1A-AP-11

87 Lessons

Decompose (break down) the steps needed to solve a problem into a precise sequence of instructions.

Aligned Lessons

Adaptations and Survival: Camouflage
Designing Solutions from Nature
Introduction to Message Events
Properties of Matter
Animal Life Cycles
Events
Counting with Mazes
Storytelling Animations
Create Your Own Story Problem
Adding within 20 and Sequences (Unplugged)
Loops
Storytelling Animations Part 2
Original Story Animations - Fiction Story
Advanced Data and Programming
Wildlife Scene Project
Changes in the Environment
VEX 123®: Introduction
Introduction to Bee-Bot®: Basic Movements
Counting with Bee-Bot®
Introduction to Bee-Bot®: Planning a Program
Patterns with Bee-Bot®
Comparing Length with Bee-Bot®
VEX 123®: Math Word Problems
Weather with Bee-Bot®
Needs of Living Things with Bee-Bot®
Minecraft® Coding Fundamentals - Basic Moves
Minecraft® Coding Fundamentals - Repeat Loops with Sea Turtles
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design a Moving Statue
Space Travel Project
VEX 123®: Patterns of Living Things
Seed Dispersal
Unplugged Introduction to Programming: Part 1
Debugging
Unplugged Introduction to Programming: Part 2
Shapes with Bee-Bot®
Seasonal Project (Summer): Pop the Balloons
Making Ten with Bee-Bot®
Seasonal Project (Spring): Create a Chase Game
Seasonal Project (Fall): Gathering Apples Game
Using the Go To Page Block
Introduction to the Grid
Introduction to Speed Blocks
VEX 123®: Defining Shape Attributes
Forever Loop Dance Party
End Block: Program a Race
About Me Project
Create a Map
Design an Adventure Game
Preventing Erosion
Introduction to Debugging
Events (Alpine UT updates)
Grow and Shrink Blocks in Motion
Introduction to Code & Go® Robot Mouse: Basic Movements
Counting with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Introduction to Code & Go® Robot Mouse: Planning a Program
Patterns with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Comparing Length with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Needs of Living Things with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Shapes with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Making Ten with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Debugging: Events and Sequences
Programming a Cycle
Debugging: Message Events and Loops
Speed Block: Bouncy Ball
Message Events: Scout Plays in the Forest
Creating Algorithms
Debugging: Events and Motion
Message Events: Simon Says
Loops: Frog and Rabbit
Forever Loops: Fireworks
Loops: Play in the Park
Grid: Solving Mazes
Events: Submarine Sequences
Moving Targets Game
Transportation Speeds and Sounds
Sequences (Unplugged)
Sequences: Snowball Fight
Bowling Game
All About Me!
Introduction to Repeat Loops
Changing Environments with Bee-Bot®
Seasonal Project (Winter): Build a Snowman
Changing Environments with Code & Go® Robot Mouse
Careers in CS: Litter Free Communities
Careers in CS: Fashion-Retail
Making a Timer
Compare and Refine Algorithms
5

1A-AP-12

16 Lessons

Develop plans that describe a program’s sequence of events, goals, and expected outcomes.

Aligned Lessons

Who Keeps Us Safe?
Create Your Own Story Problem
Original Story Animations - Personal Story
Storytelling Animations Part 2
Original Story Animations - Fiction Story
Seed Dispersal
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design for Changing Weather
Introduction to Speed Blocks
About Me Project
Chicken Crossing Game
River Crossing Game
Tap-a-Mole Game
Garden Project
Transportation Speeds and Sounds
All About Me!
Draw and Tell
6

1A-AP-13

5 Lessons

Give attribution when using the ideas and creations of others while developing programs.

Aligned Lessons

Giving Credit Through Attributions
Two-Step Dance & Feedback
Guided Research
Introduction to Research
Choice Research
7

1A-AP-14

45 Lessons

Debug (identify and fix) errors in an algorithm or program that includes sequences and simple loops.

Aligned Lessons

Events
Counting with Mazes
Build a Sentence
Create Your Own Story Problem
Loops
Advanced Data and Programming
Wildlife Scene Project
Changes in the Environment
Introduction to Bee-Bot®: Planning a Program
Introduction to Coding with LEGO® SPIKE Essential
Minecraft® Coding Fundamentals - Basic Moves
Minecraft® Coding Fundamentals - Repeat Loops with Sea Turtles
Space Travel Project
VEX 123®: Patterns of Living Things
Seed Dispersal
Debugging
Kibo®: Adding and Subtracting
Seasonal Project (Summer): Pop the Balloons
Forever Loop Dance Party
Code Block Review
End Block: Program a Race
Chicken Crossing Game
River Crossing Game
Create a Map
Tap-a-Mole Game
Design an Adventure Game
Patterns and Music
Introduction to Debugging
Events (Alpine UT updates)
Introduction to Code & Go® Robot Mouse: Planning a Program
Ozobot® Cycle
Debugging: Events and Sequences
Create an Original Story Animation
Debugging: Message Events and Loops
Speed Block: Bouncy Ball
Garden Project
Debugging: Events and Motion
Maze Game Project
Grid: Solving Mazes
Events: Submarine Sequences
Moving Targets Game
Sequences: Snowball Fight
Bowling Game
Introduction to Repeat Loops
Making a Timer
8

1A-AP-15

7 Lessons

Using correct terminology, describe steps taken and choices made during the iterative process of program development.

Aligned Lessons

Advanced Data and Programming
Wildlife Scene Project
Debugging
Design an Adventure Game
Introduction to Debugging
Debugging: Events and Motion
Maze Game Project
9

1A-CS-01

14 Lessons

Select and operate appropriate software to perform a variety of tasks, and recognize that users have different needs and preferences for the technology they use.

Aligned Lessons

3D Design: Introduction
Scout Adventures 1: Introducing Scout
Scout Adventures 2: Scout Starts Exploring
Scout Adventures 3: Scout Meets a Friend
Scout Adventures 4: Scout Explores the Forest
Scout Adventures 5: Scout and Bluebird Help
Scout Adventures 6: Scout Celebrates with Friends
Types of Software
Introduction to Word Processing
Introduction to Presentations
Introduction to Spreadsheets
Exploring Word Processing
Exploring Presentations
Exploring Spreadsheets
10

1A-CS-02

7 Lessons

Use appropriate terminology in identifying and describing the function of common physical components of computing systems (hardware).

Aligned Lessons

Ozobot® Programming 1: Introduction
Introduction to Kibo®
Mouse Practice
Keyboard Introduction
Computer Basics: Introduction
Computer Basics: Exploration
Computer Basics: Connections
11

1A-CS-03

3 Lessons

Describe basic hardware and software problems using accurate terminology.

Aligned Lessons

Computer Basics: Introduction
Computer Basics: Exploration
Computer Basics: Connections
12

1A-DA-05

6 Lessons

Store, copy, search, retrieve, modify, and delete information using a computing device and define the information stored as data.

Aligned Lessons

Welcome to CodeHop!
Introduction to Data Storage and Files
Data Storage and Files Practice
What Is a Variable?
Variables: Storing Data with Symbols
Managing Data Storage and Files
13

1A-DA-06

4 Lessons

Collect and present the same data in various visual formats.

Aligned Lessons

Advanced Data and Programming
Basic Data and Programming
What Can Data Tell Us?
Data Explorers
14

1A-DA-07

5 Lessons

Identify and describe patterns in data visualizations, such as charts or graphs, to make predictions.

Aligned Lessons

Advanced Data and Programming
Data Patterns and Predictions
Basic Data and Programming
What Can Data Tell Us?
Data Explorers
15

1A-IC-16

11 Lessons

Compare how people live and work before and after the implementation or adoption of new computing technology.

Aligned Lessons

Impacts of Technology in Our World
Careers in CS: Litter Free Communities
Careers in CS: Fashion-Retail
What Can AI Do?
How AI Helps Us
Computer Basics: Introduction
Computer Basics: Exploration
Impacts of Computing: Daily Life
Impacts of Computing: Our Community
Impacts of Computing: Changing World
Computer Basics: Connections
16

1A-IC-17

5 Lessons

Work respectfully and responsibly with others online.

Aligned Lessons

Impacts of Technology in Our World
Minecraft: Education Edition® Basic Gameplay
Sequences: Digital Responsibilities
Positive Online Behavior
Responsible Digital Citizens
17

1A-IC-18

4 Lessons

Keep login information private, and log off of devices appropriately.

Aligned Lessons

Keeping Information Safe
Positive Online Behavior
Password Protectors
Responsible Digital Citizens
18

1A-NI-04

3 Lessons

Explain what passwords are and why we use them, and use strong passwords to protect devices and information from unauthorized access.

Aligned Lessons

Keeping Information Safe
Positive Online Behavior
Password Protectors

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