Texas Tech Apps: 2nd Grade

This course is aligned to TX standards and is designed to provide computer science instruction for Texas 2nd Grade students. It is meant to be taught approximately weekly.

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Overview & Highlights

Elementary School

2nd

Overview of Lessons

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Optional Review

Welcome to CodeHS!

Students will learn how to log in and use the CodeHS Playground. This short introductory lesson can be used on its own or right before a full lesson.

Introduction to ScratchJr

Students will be able to navigate the ScratchJr interface to create a scene with characters.

Events

Students will be able to explain what an event is in programming and use multiple event blocks in a program.

Introduction to Repeat Loops

Students will be able to use repeat loops to run a section of code multiple times.

Forever Loop Dance Party

Students will be able to create a sequence using a “repeat forever” loop to make characters repeat actions.

Introduction to Message Events

Students will be able to program a relay race that uses messages to cause characters to interact.

Getting Started

Computer Basics: Connections

Students will be able to learn what a computer is, how we use it, and what to do when it doesn’t work. They will also be able to identify input, output, hardware, and software, and explain how they work together.

Practicing Responsible Technology Use

Students will be able to demonstrate ways to use technology safely and responsibly.

Computational Thinking: School Day Routines

Students will be able to use computational thinking concepts to identify patterns, break down tasks, sequence steps, and simplify processes in their school day routines.

Sequences & Events

Debugging: Events and Sequences

Students will be able to find and fix errors in provided code.

Introduction to the Grid

Students will be able to use the grid feature to move characters to a specific location on the stage.

Algorithms: Connecting a Path

Students will be able to create and adjust simple algorithms to move characters based on their size, shape, and starting position.

Careers in CS: Coding for Fashion-Retail

Students will be able to explain how coding helps create and improve fashion designs and will create a program to design and animate a fashion character.

Tap-a-Mole Game

Create an interactive game using events.

Message Events

Message Events: Scout Plays in the Forest

Students will be able to use message events to control the flow of a program.

Programming a Cycle

Students will be able to use message events to model a cycle.

Pages: Scout's Travels

Students will be able to use messages to help Scout travel between pages in a program.

Impacts of Technology in Our World

Students will be able to create a program to demonstrate how technology impacts our world.

Variables: Keeping Score

Students will be able to create a program that simulates keeping score using a variable

Loops

Loops: Follow the Path

Students will be able to identify patterns, and create a program using loops.

Debugging: Message Events and Loops

Students will be able to find and fix (debug) message event and loop errors in the provided code.

Making a Timer

Students will be able to use loops, wait blocks, and turn blocks to create and compare two timers with different speeds.

Create an Original Story Animation

Students will be able to create a program to animate an original story.

Two-Step Dance & Feedback

Students will be able to create a program and revise it based on peer feedback and give attribution to a peer who helped improve their work.

Culmination Projects

Exploring the Design Process

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Racing Game

Students will be able to create an interactive racing game with events, loops, and messages.

Moving Targets Game

Create a moving target game using sequences, events, and pages.

Maze Game Project

Students will create and explore multiple ways to program an interactive game using events, messages, loops and sequences, as well as revise their program based on feedback.

Advanced Data and Programming

Students will be able to develop an investigative question, collect data using a survey, and create a program to present the data visually.

Digital Literacy

Password Protectors

Students will understand the importance of usernames and passwords and demonstrate strategies to keep login information safe.

Responsible Digital Citizens

Students will be able to explain what it means to be a responsible digital citizen, including understanding digital footprints, discussing cyberbullying, and knowing how to report concerns.

Choice Research

Students will be able to collect and assess sources to answer a research question and communicate their findings visually.

Optional Preparing for Next Year

From ScratchJr to Scratch

Students will be able to navigate the basic interface of the Scratch editor to create a simple program.

ScratchJr to Scratch: Events and Loops

Students will be able to create a program in Scratch that uses an event and a loop.

Coding Card Game: Conditionals

Students will be able to work together to create a sequence of instructions with conditionals to move Scout through a maze.

Coding Card Game: Conditionals 2

Students will be able to work together to create a sequence of instructions with conditionals to move Scout through a maze.

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