K-12 Computer Science Standards

North Dakota 4 Computer Science and Cybersecurity

27 Standards

1

4.NI.1

3 Lessons

Recognize that computing devices can be connected in a variety of ways to share information.

Aligned Lessons

Networks, Packets, and the Internet
Networks and Protocols
Modeling Network Connections
2

4.HS.1

6 Lessons

Explain the difference between hardware and software.

Aligned Lessons

Data Storage
Introduction to Productivity Software
Introduction to Computing Systems
Exploring Computing Systems
Practicing with Computing Systems
File Management and Data in Action
3

4.HS.2

10 Lessons

Independently use a computing device to perform a variety of tasks [Continued growth].

Aligned Lessons

Introduction to Google Docs™
Introduction to Microsoft Word™
Introduction to Google Slides™
Introduction to Google Sheets™
Introduction to Microsoft Excel™
Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint™
Introduction to Productivity Software
Productivity Software Inquiry Project
Introduction to Computing Systems
Exploring Computing Systems
4

4.HS.3

5 Lessons

Recognize users have different technology needs and preferences [Continued growth].

Aligned Lessons

3D Design: Keyboard Accommodations
Design an App
Introduction to Computing Systems
Introduction to Design Thinking
Designing Solutions for Accessibility
5

4.T.1

4 Lessons

With guidance, apply basic troubleshooting strategies [Continued growth].

Aligned Lessons

Introduction to micro:bit®
Introduction to Computing Systems
Exploring Computing Systems
Practicing with Computing Systems
6

4.PSA.1

63 Lessons

Decompose (break down) a large task into smaller, manageable subtasks.

Aligned Lessons

Game Mechanics with Comparison Operators
Decimal Multiplication and Conditionals
Plant and Animal Cells
Grammar Quiz Game
Dash® Robot Mazes
Cycle of Matter
Multi-digit Multiplication and Conditionals
Clones in Games
Interactive Map of the 13 Colonies
Interactive Map of the 13 Colonies with the BBC micro:bit®
Digital Pet Project
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
Minecraft® Coding Fundamentals - Basic Moves
Minecraft® Coding Fundamentals - Repeat Loops with Sea Turtles
Classes and Objects in Games
micro:bit®: Animal Response to the Environment
Pair Programming: Create a Band
VEX GO®: Speed and Energy
How We See: Light Reflection
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design a Car Sensor
The US Government
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
Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers
Geographic Effects on Early Civilizations
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Multimedia Book Report
micro:bit® Reaction Game
Scout's Programming Expedition: Part 1
Scout's Programming Expedition Part 2
Scout's Programming Expedition Part 3
Scout's Programming Expedition Part 4
Create a Maze
Animating Poetry
Events: Dot in Space
Broadcast Messages: Marco Polo
Scout's Quest: Functions with Number Inputs
Creating Turtle Graphics
Broadcast Messages: Tell a Joke
Events: Traveling with Scout
Game Design Project
Operators: Coin Flip
Sequences: Parallel Programming
House Design with Area and Perimeter
Careers in CS: Health and Fitness
Careers in CS: Major League Baseball
CS Innovators: Grace Hopper
CS Innovators Research Project
Dash® Robot 2 - Proximity Sensor
Dash® Robot 3 - Loops and Functions
Introduction to Design Thinking
Designing Solutions for Accessibility
7

4.PSA.2

107 Lessons

Debug a program that includes sequencing or loops.

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
Cause and Effect
8

4.PSA.3

4 Lessons

Identify multiple solutions to a task.

Aligned Lessons

Simple Algorithms
Multiple Algorithms
Creating Algorithms
Compare and Refine Algorithms
9

4.DCA.1

9 Lessons

Organize and present collected data visually to highlight comparisons.

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
10

4.DD.1

213 Lessons

Independently and collaboratively create programs that use sequencing, loops, and conditionals.

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
Exploring Point of View
Movement and Expansion
11

4.A.1

6 Lessons

Use multiple teacher-selected online resources to locate information.

Aligned Lessons

Research: Effective Keywords
Research: Informational Programs
Productivity Software Inquiry Project
What Can I Use Online?
Give Credit When You Use It
Use and Search the Right Way
12

4.E.1

5 Lessons

With guidance, use a strategy to evaluate information for research purposes.

Aligned Lessons

Research: Effective Keywords
Research: Informational Programs
What Can I Use Online?
Give Credit When You Use It
Use and Search the Right Way
13

4.C.1

17 Lessons

Independently or collaboratively, create a digital product [Continued growth].

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
Introduction to Google Docs™
Introduction to Microsoft Word™
Introduction to Google Slides™
Introduction to Google Sheets™
Introduction to Microsoft Excel™
Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint™
Inquiry Project: Survey Bar Graph
Introduction to Productivity Software
Inquiry Project: Data Bar Graph
Inquiry Project: Line Graph
Productivity Software Inquiry Project
Digital Venn Diagram
14

4.IP.1

4 Lessons

Demonstrate an understanding of copyright and fair use.

Aligned Lessons

Giving Credit Through Attributions
What Can I Use Online?
Use and Search the Right Way
Remixing Programs
15

4.IP.2

4 Lessons

With guidance, create a citation.

Aligned Lessons

Giving Credit Through Attributions
What Can I Use Online?
Use and Search the Right Way
Remixing Programs
16

4.IP.3

1 Lesson

With guidance, use strategies to avoid piracy and plagiarism.

Aligned Lessons

Giving Credit Through Attributions
17

4.IC.1

6 Lessons

Give examples of technologies that influence society today.

Aligned Lessons

Our Words Have Power (Cyberbullying)
Technology Timeline
Ethical and Responsible Use of Generative AI
AI Products: Ethical and Responsible Choices
Humans Vs. Machines
How Machines Learn
18

4.SI.1

With guidance, use collaborative technology to interpret diverse perspectives.

19

4.SE.1

3 Lessons

Identify and explain issues related to responsible use of technology and information and describe personal consequences of inappropriate use. (CYSEC)

Aligned Lessons

Cybersecurity Policies and Laws
Scout's Cybersecurity Mission
Safe and Responsible Use of Technology
20

4.SE.2

2 Lessons

Create secure authentication to ensure privacy. (CYSEC)

Aligned Lessons

Strong Usernames and Passwords
Online Risks & Protection
21

4.SE.3

5 Lessons

Recognize that data-collection technology can be used to track navigation online [Continued growth].

Aligned Lessons

Scout's Cybersecurity Adventure: Part 1
Scout's Cybersecurity Adventure: Part 2
Scout's Cybersecurity Mission
Scout’s Cryptography Escape Room
Online Risks & Protection
22

4.SE.4

9 Lessons

Recognize when it is safe to share private information online. (CYSEC)

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
Managing Digital Footprints
Online Risks & Protection
23

4.RU.1

10 Lessons

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

Aligned Lessons

Strong Usernames and Passwords
Digital Identity
Ethical and Responsible Use of Generative AI
AI Products: Ethical and Responsible Choices
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
24

4.RU.2

1 Lesson

Identify strategies for dealing responsibly with cyberbullying and reporting inappropriate behavior.

Aligned Lessons

Our Words Have Power (Cyberbullying)
25

4.RU.3

2 Lessons

Develop a code of conduct, explain, and practice appropriate behavior and responsibilities while participating in an online community [Continued growth].

Aligned Lessons

Online Collaboration
Exploring Digital Etiquette and Communication
26

4.RU.4

4 Lessons

Comply with Acceptable Use Policies.

Aligned Lessons

Cybersecurity Policies and Laws
Introduction to Computing Systems
Exploring Computing Systems
Practicing with Computing Systems
27

4.DI.1

2 Lessons

Explain the importance of your digital identity.

Aligned Lessons

Digital Identity
Managing Digital Footprints

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