K-12 Computer Science Standards

South Dakota 3-5 Computer Science Standards

19 Standards

1

3-5.CS.01

18 Lessons

Describe how computing devices' internal and external parts function to form a system.

Aligned Lessons

Introduction to micro:bit®
Create a Drawing App with micro:bit®
Revolutionary War Timeline with the BBC micro:bit®
Interactive Map of the 13 Colonies with the BBC micro:bit®
Ozobot® Programming 1: Introduction
Dash® Robot 1 - Movement
Cue Robot 1 - Movement
Cue Robot 2 - Proximity Sensors
Create a Drawing App
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design a Moving Statue
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design a Car Sensor
Ozobot® Timeline
Ozobot® Cycle
Dash® Robot 2 - Proximity Sensor
Dash® Robot 3 - Loops and Functions
Introduction to Computing Systems
Exploring Computing Systems
Practicing with Computing Systems
2

3-5.CS.02

22 Lessons

Model how hardware and software work together as a system to accomplish tasks.

Aligned Lessons

Introduction to micro:bit®
Create a Drawing App with micro:bit®
Interactive Map of the 13 Colonies with the BBC micro:bit®
Ozobot® Programming 1: Introduction
Minecraft: Education Edition® Basic Gameplay
Coding with LEGO® Spike Prime
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design a Moving Statue
micro:bit® Rounding to the Nearest Ten
micro:bit®: Animal Response to the Environment
micro:bit® Rounding to the Nearest Hundred
micro:bit® Rounding with Decimals
Makey Makey®: Introduction
Ozobot® Timeline
Makey Makey®: Graphing Points on a Coordinate Plane
Ozobot® Cycle
micro:bit®: Graphing Points on a Coordinate Plane
Introduction to Sphero Mini® and Sphero BOLT+®
Loops: Sphero® Underwater Exploration
Conditionals: Sphero® Shark Race
Introduction to Computing Systems
Exploring Computing Systems
Practicing with Computing Systems
3

3-5.CS.03

4 Lessons

Determine potential solutions to solve simple hardware and software problems using common troubleshooting strategies.

Aligned Lessons

Introduction to micro:bit®
Introduction to Computing Systems
Exploring Computing Systems
Practicing with Computing Systems
4

3-5.NI.01

2 Lessons

Model how information is sent and received over a network.

Aligned Lessons

Networks, Packets, and the Internet
Modeling Network Connections
5

3-5.NI.02

10 Lessons

Discuss real-world cybersecurity problems and how personal information can be protected.

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
Cybersecurity & Privacy
Online Risks & Protection
Cybersecurity Introduction
6

3-5.DA.01

8 Lessons

Organize and visually present collected data to highlight relationships and support a claim.

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
7

3-5.DA.02

9 Lessons

Use data to highlight patterns, propose cause-and-effect relationships, predict outcomes, or communicate an idea.

Aligned Lessons

Research: Informational Programs
Scale of Planets in the Solar System
Inquiry Project: Survey Bar Graph
Inquiry Project: Data Bar Graph
Inquiry Project: Line Graph
Data Detectives
Data Investigators
Data Analysts
Persuasive Productivity Software Project
8

3-5.AP.01

9 Lessons

Compare and refine multiple algorithms for the same task and determine which is the most appropriate.

Aligned Lessons

Multiple Algorithms
Dash® Robot 1 - Movement
Cue Robot 1 - Movement
Creating Algorithms
Loops: Falling Objects
KA1.2.3a - The Rabbit Chase: Riley's Escape Part 1
KA1.2.3b - The Rabbit Chase: Riley's Escape Part 2
KA1.2.6 - The Rabbit Chase: Help
Compare and Refine Algorithms
9

3-5.AP.02

57 Lessons

Create programs that use variables to store and modify data.

Aligned Lessons

Game Mechanics with Comparison Operators
3D Design: Codeblocks
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Sound Frequency & Amplitude
Fractions and Variables
Introduction to Comparison Operators
Wave Generator
Unit Converter
Revolutionary War Timeline
Revolutionary War Timeline with the BBC micro:bit®
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
Cue Robot 3 - Loops and Functions
Area of a Rectangle with Tiles
Classes and Objects in Games
micro:bit® Rounding to the Nearest Ten
micro:bit® Rounding to the Nearest Hundred
micro:bit® Rounding with Decimals
Seasonal Project (Summer): Pop The Balloons
Seasonal Project (Fall): Gathering Apples Game
Pinball Game Project
Mad Libs Project
Design an App
Naming Numbers Game
Rates and Unit Rates
Positive and Negative Numbers
Scale of Planets in the Solar System
Balanced Ecosystems
micro:bit® Reaction Game
Pong Game
I-Spy with Lists
Click-a-Mole
Introduction to Clones
Program an AI Chatbot
Scout's Quest: Variables
Clones: Throwing Acorns Game
Lists: Shopping with Scout
Lists: Spelling Bee
Variables in Dance
Game Design Project
Operators: Coin Flip
Code Tunes
Race Track Game
House Design with Area and Perimeter
Unit Fractions with Variables
Digital Vocabulary Flashcard Quiz
Seasonal Project (Winter): Design a Snowman
Conditionals: Sphero® Shark Race
Inquiry Project: Survey Bar Graph
Inquiry Project: Data Bar Graph
Inquiry Project: Line Graph
AI Chatbots
Introduction to Design Thinking
Designing Solutions for Accessibility
10

3-5.AP.03

215 Lessons

Create programs that include sequences, events, 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
Digital Venn Diagram
Movement and Expansion
Careers in CS: Mobile Apps
11

3-5.AP.04

64 Lessons

Decompose (break down) problems into subproblems to facilitate the program development process, including incorporating portions of existing programs and proper documentation.

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
Connecting Ideas in Informational Texts
12

3-5.AP.05

2 Lessons

Discuss how voice assistants use algorithms to understand and respond to spoken commands, as well as factors that contribute to different responses.

Aligned Lessons

Program an AI Chatbot
AI Chatbots
13

3-5.AP.06

5 Lessons

Use the iterative process to test and debug a program or algorithm to ensure it runs as intended.

Aligned Lessons

Debugging: Events and Loops
Debugging: Mazes
Debugging: Make a Pizza
Safety Solutions micro:bit® Design Project
Cause and Effect
14

3-5.AP.07

6 Lessons

Collaborate with peers during all stages of program development.

Aligned Lessons

Dash® Robot Storytelling
Dash® Robot Mazes
Dash® Robot 1 - Movement
Coding with LEGO® Spike Prime
Pair Programming: Create a Band
Collaborating Globally
15

3-5.AP.08

13 Lessons

Describe choices made during program development using code comments, presentations, and demonstrations.

Aligned Lessons

3D Design: Recreate an Animal
Platform Game Design
Dash® Robot Storytelling
Dash® Robot Mazes
Programming and Data Project
Classes and Objects in Games
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design a Car Sensor
Classifying Shapes Using Lines and Angles
Classifying Quadrilaterals in a Hierarchy
Design an App
Balanced Ecosystems
Introduction to Design Thinking
Designing Solutions for Accessibility
16

3-5.IC.01

9 Lessons

Discuss computing technologies that have changed South Dakota and the world, and express how those technologies influence, and are influenced by, cultural practices.

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
Standing Up to Cyberbullying
Impacts of Computing: Introduction
Impacts of Computing: Exploration
Impacts of Computing: Innovation
17

3-5.IC.02

4 Lessons

Identify limitations and possible solutions relating to accessibility and usability of technology products for the varied needs and wants of users.

Aligned Lessons

3D Design: Keyboard Accommodations
Design an App
Introduction to Design Thinking
Designing Solutions for Accessibility
18

3-5.IC.03

7 Lessons

Collect and utilize varied perspectives to improve computational artifacts.

Aligned Lessons

3D Design: Recreate an Animal
Platform Game Design
Digital Pet Project
3D Design: Keyboard Accommodations
Design an App
Introduction to Design Thinking
Designing Solutions for Accessibility
19

3-5.IC.04

3 Lessons

Explain societal issues that relate to technology and describe the consequences of inappropriate use.

Aligned Lessons

Machine Learning: Teachable Machine
Ethical and Responsible Use of Generative AI
AI Products: Ethical and Responsible Choices

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