Texas Tech Apps (6th grade)
- Level Middle School
- Contact Hours 80
- Timeframe Semester
Texas Tech Apps (6th Grade) course introduces 6th grade students to programming and computer science through engaging, interactive lessons with Karel the Dog and Tracy the Turtle. Students develop creativity and problem-solving skills while learning coding basics, debugging, and Python concepts like loops, functions, and variables. The course also explores real-world topics including cybersecurity, cloud computing, digital citizenship, and data analysis.
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Karel Adventures 1
Students are introduced to the basics of JavaScript as they follow Karel the Dog on a fun-filled adventure. |
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Tracy's World
Students are introduced to turtle graphics as they explore the world of Tracy the Turtle and learn how to write commands she can follow. They also look into the history of programming languages, examining their evolution and the unique features that distinguish different languages. |
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Moving Tracy
Students build on the commands they have learned to instruct Tracy around all parts of her world and use for loops to make their code more efficient. |
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Designing and Communicating Solutions
Students explore useful ways to break down large problems to write readable and successful programs. |
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Controlling Tracy with Variables
Students learn about data types and how variables can be used in their Tracy programs. They also begin to learn how to manipulate strings in their programs, and learn how to add user interaction to their programs through user input and mouse click events. |
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The Design Process
Students are introduced to the Design Process as they apply the concepts they have learned so far by completing a project where they will use Tracy to depict a common cycle. |
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Exploring Computing
Students explore different technologies and the impact they have on our world. |
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Exploring Digital Citizenship
Students learn about Internet etiquette and how to stay safe on the world wide web. |
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Exploring Data and Spreadsheets
Students learn about data, spreadsheets, then complete a project where they use a device to collect and analyze data to find an answer to a question they have. |
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Texas Tech Apps (6th grade) is aligned with the following standards
| Standards Framework | View Alignment |
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| Texas Middle School Technology Applications Grade 6 | View (100%) |
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