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This course is aligned to UT standards and is designed to provide computer science instruction for Utah kindergarten students. This course integrates coding into math, science, ELA, and social studies lessons. It is meant to be taught approximately once a week by the general education teacher. Subject area lessons can be taught in any order; they are listed in approximate order of complexity.
This course is aligned to UT standards and designed to provide computer science instruction for Utah 1st Grade students. This course integrates coding into math, science, ELA, and social studies lessons. It is meant to be taught approximately once a week by the general education teacher. Subject area lessons can be taught in any order; they are listed in approximate order of complexity.
This course is aligned to UT standards and designed to provide computer science instruction for Utah 2nd Grade students. This course integrates coding into math, science, ELA, and social studies lessons. It is meant to be taught approximately once a week by the general education teacher. Subject area lessons can be taught in any order; they are listed in approximate order of complexity.
This course is aligned to UT standards and designed to provide computer science instruction for Utah 3rd Grade students.This course integrates coding into math, science, ELA, and social studies lessons. It is meant to be taught approximately once a week by the general education teacher. Subject area lessons can be taught in any order; they are listed in approximate order of complexity.
This course is aligned to UT standards and designed to provide computer science instruction for Utah 4th Grade students. This course integrates coding into math, science, ELA, and social studies lessons. It is meant to be taught approximately once a week by the general education teacher. Subject area lessons can be taught in any order; they are listed in approximate order of complexity.
This course is aligned to UT standards and designed to provide computer science instruction for Utah 5th Grade students. This course integrates coding into math, science, ELA, and social studies lessons. It is meant to be taught approximately once a week by the general education teacher. Subject area lessons can be taught in any order; they are listed in approximate order of complexity.
Creative Coding is a first-semester course that introduces students to game design and programming. Through a guided and structured approach, students learn to design, develop, and publish games. Students also learn about major programming topics like variables, functions, conditionals, and mouse/keyboard events while building fun and interactive games that they can play and share with others. Learn more about p5play here: https://p5play.org/
The Utah Introduction to Python 1 course teaches students the basics of programming in Python. Students learn Python commands, functions, control structures, and user interaction by solving puzzles and writing creative programs for Tracy the Turtle to follow.
The Utah Introduction to Python 2 course teaches students extended concepts in Python. Students learn how to use lists, manipulate strings, and work with files by solving puzzles and writing creative programs for Tracy the Turtle to follow. NOTE: The content taught in the Utah Introduction to Python 1 course must be covered before beginning this course.
The Utah Introduction to Python 1 and 2 course teaches students the basics of programming in Python. Students begin with Python commands, functions, control structures, and user interaction by solving puzzles and writing creative programs for Tracy the Turtle to follow. Students then learn how to use lists, manipulate strings, and work with files by solving puzzles and writing creative programs for Tracy.
Utah Computer Programming 1 introduces students to the fundamentals of computer programming, with an emphasis on helping students develop logical thinking and problem-solving skills. Students will learn to design, code, and test their programs while applying mathematical concepts.
Utah Computer Programming 2 introduces students to more advanced programming concepts. Students will learn to create more powerful programs using functions, strings, data structures, file i/o operations, and objects.
Utah Computer Programming 1 and 2 introduce students to the fundamentals of computer programming, with an emphasis on helping students develop logical thinking and problem-solving skills. Students begin by learning to design, code, and test their programs while applying mathematical concepts. Students then move to more advanced programming concepts and learn to create more powerful programs using functions, strings, data structures, file i/o operations, and objects.
This first semester course teaches the fundamentals of designing a game using the most widely accessed and preferred editing engine in the world – Unity. The intent of this course is to introduce high school students to the industry related skills needed for the workplace and higher learning environments. By the end of this course, they will understand the design planning process, be knowledgeable of industry related careers, and be able to navigate the Unity environment in order to create 3D games. Note: student devices must be able to download and install the Unity platform (not compatible on Chromebooks).
This course is intended to teach students the fundamentals of web development in a project-based learning environment. Students will learn the basic elements of web development, creating HTML/CSS files, and making multi-page websites.
This course is intended to teach students the fundamentals of web development in a project-based learning environment. Students are taught the basic elements of web development, such as web hosting, file organization, and incorporating Javascript into HTML files.
AP Computer Science Principles introduces students to the foundational concepts of computer science and programming in Python. With a unique focus on creative problem solving and real-world applications, students are challenged to explore how computing and technology can impact the world.
This course is fully aligned to the College Board AP CS A course standards. Learn the basics of object-oriented programming with a focus on problem solving and algorithm development. Take this course and prepare to ace the AP Java test.
Exploring Computer Science introduces students to key concepts in computing through engaging topics. The course develops computational thinking, problem-solving, and programming skills while exploring areas like AI, web development, and physical computing.
| Lesson | Lesson Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
| Scout Adventures 1: Introducing Scout | This lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to explore the ScratchJr interface and add characters. | |
| Scout Adventures 2: Scout Starts Exploring | This lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to add backgrounds and a page to ScratchJr. | |
| Scout Adventures 3: Scout Meets a Friend | This lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to delete and modify characters in ScratchJr. | |
| Scout Adventures 4: Scout Explores the Forest | This lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to explore and use motion blocks to move characters around the stage in ScratchJr. | |
| Scout Adventures 5: Scout and Bluebird Help | This lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to build a sequence of motion blocks to move characters around the stage to collect objects. | |
| Scout Adventures 6: Scout Celebrates with Friends | This lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to create a celebration scene in ScratchJr by adding characters, pages, backgrounds, and sequences of motion blocks with events. | |
| Decompose Numbers Up to 10 | Students will create an interactive program using events to visualize algebraic thinking and decomposing numbers. | |
| Story Problems: Add and Subtract within 10 | Students will be able to create a scene in ScratchJr that represents an addition or subtraction story problem. | |
| Finding an Unknown in a Word Problem | Students will be able to use events and sequences to create a number story for addition and subtraction. | |
| Greater Than and Less Than: Single-Digit Numbers | Students will be able to use events to create a program that tells if a number is greater than, less than, or equal to another number. | |
| Creating Shapes | Students will use events to program shapes that can respond to user interaction. Students will combine the shapes to create a more complex shape. | |
| Place Value: Ones and Tens | Students will be able to create a program using animation to model using groups of one, five, and ten. | |
| Patterns and Music | Students will be able to create musical patterns using sequences and loops. | |
| Weather and Seasons | Students will use sequences to program an animation displaying the weather during different seasons. | |
| Types of Motion | Students will be able to use events to program an animation displaying types of motion. | |
| Living and Nonliving | Students will be able to classify items as living or nonliving and use tap events to trigger a character's actions. | |
| How Living Things Survive | Students will be able to illustrate and explain how living things survive in their environment. | |
| Needs of Plants | Students will be able to decompose a program and use events and messages to create a program that models the needs of plants. | |
| Comparing Organisms | Students will create a program that groups animals by similar characteristics. | |
| Phonics: Letter Sounds | Students will be able to create a phonics game using the “on tap” event and "record audio" block. | |
| Build a Sentence | Students will be able to create an interactive program that uses events to write sentences and then read them aloud. | |
| Storytelling Animations | Students will be able to create a program that retells the details of a story in the correct order. | |
| Original Story Animations - Personal Story | Students will be able to design a program to animate an original story and describe their program development process. | |
| Who Keeps Us Safe? | Students will be able to create a program that describes the role of an authority figure. | |
| Cardinal Directions | Students will be able to use events to create an interactive compass rose. | |
| CodeHS Coding Card Game: Sequences | Students will be able to work together to create a sequence of instructions to move Scout through a maze. | |
| CodeHS Coding Card Game: Sequences 2 | Students will be able to work together to create a sequence of instructions to move Scout through a maze. | |
| Drawing Tools: Fairy Tale Painting | Students will be able to use painting tools to create a fairy-tale scene. | |
| Introduction to Grow and Shrink Blocks | Students will create a program that uses "grow" and "shrink" blocks to change the size of characters. | |
| Introduction to Show and Hide Blocks | Students will be able to use "show" and "hide" blocks in a sequence to make characters appear and disappear. | |
| Introduction to Pages | Students will be able to create a program with multiple pages. | |
| Loops: Frog and Rabbit | Students will be able to use loops to repeat code in a program. | |
| Forever Loops: Fireworks | Students will be able to create sequences that are repeated while the program runs. | |
| All About Me! | Students will be able to create a program that tells information about their favorites. | |
| Chicken Crossing Game | Students will be able to program an interactive player character and adjust the difficulty of play in a game. | |
| Input Devices | Students will be able to identify and use computer input devices. | |
| Mouse Practice | Students will demonstrate mouse skills by dragging and clicking with the mouse in multiple games. | |
| Keyboard Introduction | Students will be able to use the letters, numbers, and basic functions of the keyboard effectively. | |
| The Sorting Game | Students will develop an introductory understanding of how computers can learn. | |
| Networks and the Internet | Students will be able to explain what a network is and how people communicate over networks and the Internet. They will model how messages are communicated using the Internet. | |
| Data Patterns and Predictions | Students will be able to identify and describe patterns in data visualizations, then create a program using events to communicate patterns and predictions from a given data set. | |
| Research Presentations | Students will be able to create a program to communicate research findings visually. |
| Lesson | Lesson Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
| Sequences: Digital Responsibilities | Students will be able to use sequences to program characters and explain how to be responsible online. | |
| Adding within 20 and Sequences (Unplugged) | Students will be able to write a sequence to solve a maze while counting up to 20. | |
| Divide Shapes into Equal Parts | Students will be able to create an animation to partition circles and rectangles into equal parts. | |
| Combining Shapes | Students will be able to create composite shapes then use event and motion blocks to create a scene with the composite shapes. | |
| Grid: Solving Mazes | Students will be able to design a maze and use the grid to program a character to move through the maze. | |
| Finding an Unknown in a Word Problem | Students will be able to use events and sequences to create a number story for addition and subtraction. | |
| Story Problems: Add and Subtract within 20 | Students will be able to use events to create a scene that represents an addition or subtraction story problem. | |
| Algebraic Thinking: Find an Unknown Number Up to 10 in a Number Story | Students will be able to create an interactive program to visualize algebraic thinking and solve for unknown numbers in number stories. | |
| Place Value: Adding Up to 20 | Students will be able to use events in ScratchJr to illustrate how to decompose a two digit number into tens and ones. | |
| Greater Than and Less Than: Two-Digit Numbers | Students will be able to use events to create a program that tells if a number is greater than, less than, or equal to another number. | |
| Adaptations and Survival: Camouflage | Students will be able to illustrate and explain how living things use camouflage to survive in their environments. | |
| Light and Shadows | Students will be able to identify and communicate the sources and effects of light by creating a program that uses events to trigger a character's sequence. | |
| Sound and Pitch | Students will be able to create and use animation to model sound and pitch, and to explain the relationship between sound and vibration. | |
| Sun and Moon, Day and Night | Students will be able to use loops to model the movements of the sun and moon and show the pattern of day and night. | |
| Phases of the Moon | Students will be able to use message events to model the phases of the Moon. | |
| Animal Life Cycles | Students will be able to use message events to model the butterfly life cycle. | |
| Build a Sentence | Students will be able to create an interactive program that uses events to write sentences and then read them aloud. | |
| Phonics: Digraphs | Students will be able to create a phonics program with digraphs using events and recordings. | |
| Punctuation: Write a Great Sentence! | Students will be able to create sequences with loops to write sentences with correct punctuation and spacing. | |
| Storytelling Animations Part 2 | Students will be able to design a program to retell the sequence of a story. | |
| Original Story Animations - Fiction Story | Students will be able to develop an original story and create a program to animate a story. | |
| Our Responsibilities | Students will be able to use sequences to program two characters to explain how to be responsible in school and at home. | |
| Create a Map | Students will be able to create a map and program a character to follow the map. | |
| Economic Choices | Students will be able to use message events to cause character interaction and describe how people make choices between wants and needs. | |
| Hide and Seek Game | Students will use the hide block to program an interactive game of hide-and-seek. | |
| Grow and Shrink Blocks in Motion | Students will be able to create a program using motion blocks and grow and shrink blocks to change the size of characters. | |
| Introduction to Repeat Loops | Students will be able to use repeat loops to run a section of code multiple times. | |
| Loops: Predator and Prey | Students will be able to use events, sequences, and loops to program two animal characters to interact with each other. | |
| Forever Loop Dance Party | Students will be able to create a sequence using a “repeat forever” loop to make characters repeat actions. | |
| Message Events: Simon Says | Students will be able to use message events to make one character communicate to many characters in a program. | |
| Debugging | Students will be able to describe what bugs are and find and correct bugs in sequences. | |
| Seasonal Project (Summer): Pop the Balloons | Students will be able to create a summer-themed game to pop balloons using events and loops. | |
| Passwords | Students will be able to explain why strong passwords are used and describe good practices to keep personal digital information safe. | |
| Computer Basics | Students will be able to identify what a computer is and understand how technology impacts our lives. Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of input and output devices and explain the difference between hardware and software. | |
| Digital Research 1: Guided Research | Students will be able to identify and collect information from research sources and assess the relevance of information. | |
| Research Presentations | Students will be able to create a program to communicate research findings visually. | |
| Machine Learning: What is a Blorg? | Students will be able to explain how AI learns by recognizing patterns in data and identify the attributes AI uses, including those in recognition software that help distinguish humans. | |
| Giving Credit Through Attributions | Students will be able to explain why giving credit for another person's ideas and creations is important. They will reuse parts of a story to make a new story and give attribution to the original creator. | |
| Impacts of Technology in Our World | Students will be able to create a program to demonstrate how technology impacts our world. | |
| Online Etiquette | Students will be able to make appropriate choices to follow online etiquette rules. | |
| Basic Data and Programming | Students will be able to collect data and create a program to present their data visually. | |
| Data Storage with Symbols | Explain that computers use, and store data with, symbols, and be able to use symbols to create legends for maps. | |
| Data Patterns and Predictions | Students will be able to identify and describe patterns in data visualizations, then create a program using events to communicate patterns and predictions from a given data set. |
| Lesson | Lesson Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Counting with Mazes | Students will be able to use counting skills to design a maze requiring a specific number of steps. | |
| Story Problems: Add and Subtract within 100 | Students will be able to create a program to model a math story problem. | |
| Telling Time | Students will be able to use sequences and events to create an analog clock and display time in digital and analog forms. | |
| Create Your Own Story Problem | Students will be able to solve addition and subtraction word problems by using events to create a scene. | |
| Identify Shapes by Attributes | Students will be able to create a program to draw and identify shapes with specified attributes. | |
| Place Value: Ones, Tens, and Hundreds | Students will be able to connect a digit’s place in a number to its value and create an interactive program that uses events. | |
| Events and Money | Students will be able to create a program that tells the value of a set of coins. | |
| Algebraic Thinking: Finding a Two-Digit Unknown | Students will be able to create an interactive program to visualize algebraic thinking and solve for large unknown numbers in number stories. | |
| 3D Shapes | Students will be able to draw 3D shapes and create a quiz game to review attributes of 3D shapes. | |
| Properties of Matter | Students will be able to use conditionals to program a robot to make accurate decisions and to group different types of matter according to their properties. | |
| Designing Solutions from Nature | Students will be able to create a program using events that show how humans survive in their environments by mimicking plants and animals. | |
| Changing Landforms | Students will create a sequence to show how a volcanic eruption changes Earth’s surface. | |
| Preventing Erosion | Students will create a program to compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land. | |
| Changes in the Environment | Students will be able to identify changes in the environment and their causes, and then use animation to model environmental changes. | |
| Seed Dispersal | Students will create a program using message events and loops to model how an animal can help disperse seeds. | |
| Build a Sentence | Students will be able to create an interactive program that uses events to write sentences and then read them aloud. | |
| Punctuation: Write a Great Sentence! | Students will be able to create sequences with loops to write sentences with correct punctuation and spacing. | |
| Original Story Animations - Fiction Story | Students will be able to develop an original story and create a program to animate a story. | |
| Communities Modify Their Environment | Students will be able create a program that shows how people modify their environment in a community. | |
| Tap-a-Mole Game | Create an interactive game using events. | |
| Message Events: Scout Plays in the Forest | Students will be able to use message events to control the flow of a program. | |
| Pages: Scout's Travels | Students will be able to use messages to help Scout travel between pages in a program. | |
| 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. | |
| Design an Adventure Game | Students will be able to create a story-based, multi-page game using Computer Science skills they have learned. | |
| Moving Targets Game | Create a moving target game using sequences, events, and pages. | |
| Debugging | Students will be able to describe what bugs are and find and correct bugs in sequences. | |
| Variables: Keeping Score | Students will be able to create a program that simulates keeping score using a variable | |
| Seasonal Project (Fall): Gathering Apples Game | Students will be able to create a fall-themed collecting game using events and loops. | |
| Digital Greeting Card | Students will be able to create a digital greeting card with events and loops. | |
| Seasonal Project (Spring): Create a Chase Game | Students will be able to create a spring-themed chase game using loops and events. | |
| Computer Detectives: Computer Problems | Students will be able to describe basic hardware and software problems. | |
| Networks and the Internet | Students will be able to explain what a network is and how people communicate over networks and the Internet. They will model how messages are communicated using the Internet. | |
| Machine Learning: AutoDraw | Students will be able to describe how AutoDraw uses AI and a classifier to recognize and suggest drawings. | |
| Get Organized with Files | Students will be able to use a mock desktop environment to modify files, demonstrate appropriate file-naming conventions, and organize files into folders. | |
| Digital Research 2: Choice Research | Students will be able to communicate research findings through programming. | |
| Impacts of Technology in Our World | Students will be able to create a program to demonstrate how technology impacts our world. | |
| Passwords | Students will be able to explain why strong passwords are used and describe good practices to keep personal digital information safe. | |
| Data Storage with Symbols | Explain that computers use, and store data with, symbols, and be able to use symbols to create legends for maps. | |
| Data Patterns and Predictions | Students will be able to identify and describe patterns in data visualizations, then create a program using events to communicate patterns and predictions from a given data set. | |
| 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. | |
| Giving Credit Through Attributions | Students will be able to explain why giving credit for another person's ideas and creations is important. They will reuse parts of a story to make a new story and give attribution to the original creator. |
| Lesson | Lesson Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
| Scout's Scratch Expedition Part 1 | This lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will use basic Scratch commands to program a sprite to move and talk. | |
| Scout's Scratch Expedition Part 2 | This lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will follow along with a story. Students will add sprites in Scratch and create a sequence to animate a story. | |
| Scout's Scratch Expedition Part 3 | This lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will create an animated Scout story in Scratch using loops, events, looks, and motion blocks. | |
| Scout's Scratch Expedition Part 4 | This lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will create an animated Scout story in Scratch using events, looks, and motion blocks. | |
| Classifying Shapes by Category | Students will be able to create a program using events to classify quadrilaterals based on their properties. | |
| Measuring Lengths | Students will be able to use events to create an interactive measurement game that has a user measure lengths with a ruler marked in fourths and plot the data on a number line. | |
| Adding with Loops | Students will be able to use loops in to repeat commands and add multi-digit whole numbers based on place value. | |
| Animating Sprites with Multiplication | Students will be able to use multiplication to animate sprites with loops and wait blocks. | |
| Multiplication and Conditionals | Students will be able to create a program that uses "if/then" conditional blocks to review multiplication. | |
| Animating Unit Fractions | Students will use loops in a program to animate repeated addition of unit fractions on a number line. | |
| Fractions and Variables | Students will be able to represent fractions on a number line using variables and conditionals. | |
| Exploring Adaptations | Students will be able to explain how adaptations help animals survive in their habitats by creating an interactive program using events. | |
| Weather and Climate | Students will be able to use climate data and event blocks to predict and demonstrate typical weather conditions for a specific month. | |
| Modeling Life Cycles | Students will be able to program a model of the stages of a frog’s life cycle using broadcast message events. | |
| Nutrition Maze | Students will be able to describe the benefits of healthy foods and will use conditionals to create an interactive nutrition maze game. | |
| Classifying Rocks | Students will be able to use if/then statements to classify rocks based on the Mohs Hardness Scale. | |
| Fossils and Past Environments | Students will be able to create a program using conditionals and loops to model interpreting data from fossils that show evidence of past environments. | |
| Balanced and Unbalanced Forces | Students will be able to describe how balanced and unbalanced forces impact an object’s speed and model these forces using conditionals and variables. | |
| Parts of Speech: Random Sentence Generator | Students will be able to generate random numbers in Scratch to create simple sentences with nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. | |
| Animating Poetry | Students will be able to break a poem into sections to understand literal and metaphorical meanings and create an animated reading of a poem in Scratch. This version of the lesson is focused on both ELA and Computer Science concepts. | |
| Creative Storytelling | Students will be able to plan and animate a story using events and sequences. | |
| Nonfiction Animated Recordings | Students will be able to use events to create a clear, animated reading of a nonfiction text. | |
| Punctuation Game | Students will create a game using “if/then/else” conditionals to add punctuation to dialogue and addresses. | |
| Communities Adapt to & Modify Their Environment | Students will be able to use click events to create a scene that shows how communities adapt to or modify their environments. | |
| Choose Your Own Path: Elements of Culture | Students will be able to identify elements of culture as they create a cultural choose-your-own-path game. | |
| Digital Flashcards | Students will be able to use broadcast messages to build a set of digital flashcards for any subject. | |
| Costumes, Backdrops, and Animations | Students will be able to create a program that includes animated sprites and interactive backdrops. | |
| Scratch Drawing Tools | Students will be able to create customized sprites and backdrops using the drawing tools. | |
| Sequences: Parallel Programming | Students will be able to create a program using parallel sequences. | |
| Events | Students will be able to create a program using events. | |
| Broadcast Messages: Marco Polo | Students will be able to use broadcast messages to trigger action between sprites in a program. | |
| Loops | Students will be able to explain that a loop repeats one or more instructions, and use loops in Scratch. | |
| Debugging: Events and Loops | Students will be able to decompose a program to debug and make the program run as intended. | |
| Introduction to Conditionals | Students will be able to explain what a conditional is in programming and create a program that uses if/then blocks. | |
| Variables | Students will be able to explain what a variable is and create and change the value of a variable in a program. | |
| Platform Game Design | Students will be able to implement the mechanics of a platform game for a player to navigate, use keyboard events to add player movement, and use a forever loop to check and respond to game conditions. Students will debug and improve their programs. | |
| Pair Programming: Create a Band | Students will be able to collaborate through pair programming to design and code a band in Scratch using keyboard inputs. | |
| Functions Dance Project | Students will be able to create and use functions to call dance moves in a sequence that aligns with the music. | |
| Game Design Project | Students will be able to design and create a game using multiple programming skills such as loops, conditionals, and variables. | |
| Seasonal Project (Summer): Pop The Balloons | Students will be able to create an interactive summer-themed game using loops, conditionals, and a variable. | |
| Strong Usernames and Passwords | Students will be able to develop a strong username and password and explain how a strong password keeps their information safe. | |
| Digital Identity | Students will be able to connect their real world identity with their online identity and identify actions that create a positive digital footprint. | |
| How Computing Systems Work | Students will differentiate between inputs and outputs for computer-based systems and identify types of software used in different technologies. | |
| Research: Effective Keywords | Students will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of different keywords when using a search engine and determine if a source is credible and relevant to their research question. | |
| Networks Part 2: Network Protocols | Students will be able to explain what a network protocol is and how protocols allow data transfer over different networks. They will model how information is transferred as a series of packets via a protocol. | |
| Technology Timeline | Students will be able to create an interactive timeline to illustrate the key developments in music player technology and explain how music player technology has influenced cultural practices. | |
| Giving Credit Through Attributions | Students will be able to give appropriate attribution when creating or remixing programs and sharing images online. |
| Lesson | Lesson Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
| Events: Dot in Space | Students will be able to create a program using multiple types of event blocks. | |
| Loops: Catch the Ball | Students will be able to use two types of loops to create a simple game in Scratch. | |
| Scout's Quest: Conditionals | Students will be able to create a program using if/then conditionals. Part 4 of 4 in Scout's Quest skill review series. | |
| Classifying Shapes Using Lines and Angles | Students will be able to create a program to categorize shapes based on the properties of their lines and angles. They will use comments to document their code. | |
| Animating Sprites with Factors | Students will be able to use factors to animate sprites with loops and wait blocks. | |
| Multi-digit Multiplication and Conditionals | Students will be able to use if/then conditionals to review multiplication with multi-digit factors. | |
| Division and Conditionals | Students will be able to solve grade-appropriate division problems within 100 by using conditionals to program an interactive division game. | |
| Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers | Create an interactive activity to demonstrate multiplying fractions by whole numbers. | |
| Naming Numbers Game | Students will be able to create an interactive game using variables and operators to read and write numbers in number form and expanded form. | |
| House Design with Area and Perimeter | Students will be able to calculate and use the area and perimeter of a room to create a house design using functions. This version of the lesson is focused on Computer Science concepts. | |
| Exploring Heat | Students will be able to use events in their program to communicate information about how heat energy from the sun affects objects on earth. | |
| Exploring the Water Cycle | Students will explain the phases of the water cycle using broadcast message events. | |
| Sensing and Responding to the Environment | Students will be able to use multiple event blocks to model how animals use their senses to respond to their environment. | |
| Plant and Animal Cells | Students will use broadcast events to create an interactive program about plant and animal cells. | |
| How We See: Light Reflection | Students will be able to use conditionals to demonstrate how light reflects from objects and enters the eye to allow objects to be seen. | |
| Sound Frequency & Amplitude | Students will be able to use variables to control the rate and strength of the volume and the vibrations of a speaker sprite. | |
| Wave Generator | Students will be able to use variables and loops to draw a variety of wave patterns. | |
| Animating Poetry | Students will be able to break a poem into sections to understand literal and metaphorical meanings and create an animated reading of a poem in Scratch. This version of the lesson is focused on both ELA and Computer Science concepts. | |
| Creative Storytelling | Students will be able to plan and animate a story using events and sequences. | |
| Nonfiction Animated Recordings | Students will be able to use events to create a clear, animated reading of a nonfiction text. | |
| Grammar Quiz Game | Students will be able to use conditionals to create a quiz that tests the user’s understanding of standard English grammar usage. | |
| Mad Libs Project | Students will use lists in a program to create a Mad Libs game. | |
| State Project | Students will use events to create an interactive project detailing state-specific facts. | |
| Rights and Responsibilities | Students will be able to use variables and events to create a voting program to demonstrate the rights and responsibilities of citizens. | |
| Digital Flashcards | Students will be able to use broadcast messages to build a set of digital flashcards for any subject. | |
| Utah Timeline with the BBC micro:bit® | Students will be able to use events, conditionals, variables, and inputs from a micro:bit® controller to create an interactive timeline. | |
| Creating Algorithms | Students will be able to program multiple algorithms and assess which one best meets their needs. | |
| Debugging: Mazes | Students will be able to decompose a program to debug and make the program run as intended. | |
| Conditionals: Color Sense | Students will be able to explain what a conditional is and use them in a program. | |
| The Coordinate Plane | Students will be able to create an opened-ended animation using the coordinate plane in Scratch. | |
| Conditionals: Flying Bird | Students will be able to use different conditionals to program a Flying Bird game. | |
| Complex Conditionals: If/Then/Else Chase the Star | Students will be able to explain what an “if/then/else” conditional is and use it in a program. | |
| Scout's Quest: Variables | Students will be able to create and use variables to track points in a program. Part 2 of 4 in Scout's Quest skill review series. | |
| Pong Game | Students will create and use variables to keep score in an interactive pong game. | |
| Create a Drawing App | Students will be able to create a drawing app by programming keyboard and mouse inputs, loops, and conditional statements. | |
| Snake Game | Students will use variables and clones to create a snake game. | |
| Game Design Project | Students will be able to design and create a game using multiple programming skills such as loops, conditionals, and variables. | |
| Seasonal Project (Spring): Create a Chase Game! | Students will be able to create a spring-themed chase game using loops and conditionals. | |
| Scratch Digital Greeting Card | Students will be able to create a digital greeting card using loops and events. | |
| Internet Positivity (Unplugged) | Students will be able to explain how their actions can spread positivity on the internet and create a code of conduct for responsible online behavior. | |
| Research: Informational Programs | Students will be able to examine the information from different resources and creatively communicate the main ideas in those sources by creating a Public Service Announcement (PSA) on healthy sleep habits. | |
| Technology Timeline | Students will be able to create an interactive timeline to illustrate the key developments in music player technology and explain how music player technology has influenced cultural practices. | |
| Program an AI Chatbot | Students will use lists to create a chatbot to store prompts, responses, and answer questions. | |
| Programming and Data Project | Students will be able to develop an investigative question, collect data, draw conclusions based on the data, and create an interactive program to present data visually. | |
| Networks, Packets, and the Internet | Students will be able to explain how information is communicated through the Internet. They will model how communication is broken into smaller pieces, transmitted as packets, and reassembled at the destination. They will design and implement a secure communication method within the classroom. | |
| 3D Design: Keyboard Accommodations | Students will be able to use the align tool to position shapes together as they create an accessible keyboard in Tinkercad®. This lesson requires student accounts in an external site. |
| Lesson | Lesson Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Computer Science and Scratch | Students will be able to define important computer science vocabulary and create a simple program in Scratch. | |
| Creating Algorithms | Students will be able to program multiple algorithms and assess which one best meets their needs. | |
| Creating Turtle Graphics | Students will be able to use the pen tool in Scratch to create looping turtle graphics. | |
| Conditionals: Underwater Exploration | Students will be able to create a program that uses conditionals. | |
| Animating Sprites with Division | Students will be able to use division to animate sprites with loops and wait blocks. | |
| Classifying Quadrilaterals in a Hierarchy | Students will be able to create a program using events to classify quadrilaterals in a hierarchy, and use comments to document their code. | |
| Decimal Division and Conditionals | Solve division problems with decimals and use conditionals to program an interactive division game with levels. | |
| Decimal Multiplication and Conditionals | Students will be able to use if/then conditionals to review multiplication with decimals. | |
| Unit Converter | Students will be able to use variables and conditionals to program a unit conversion calculator to convert between measurements. | |
| Multiplication Quiz Game | Students will be able to create a multiplication quiz game using variables, operators, conditionals, and loops. | |
| Add and Subtract Fractions | Students will be able to use broadcast messages and comparison operators to create a fractions quiz game. They will recognize and use patterns in their program. | |
| Area of a Rectangle with Tiles | Students will be able to use variables and loops to model the fractional area of a rectangle using tiles. | |
| Constructive and Destructive Processes | Students will be able to create an animation that models how volcanoes change surface features through a constructive process. | |
| Exploring Ecosystems | Students will be able to program a model to illustrate the flow of energy in an ecosystem. | |
| Animal Classification | Students will be able to use events to create a program that models how animals are sorted into groups. | |
| Earth Systems | Students will be able to create a program using multiple event blocks to model how wind and rain impact the geosphere. | |
| Cycle of Matter | Students will be able to use events and messages to create an animated model of the cycle of matter. | |
| Effects of Pollution | Students will be able to write a program with if/then/else blocks in Scratch to explain how their actions can affect water pollution. | |
| Day and Night | Students will be able to use comparison operators and conditionals to show how the Earth’s rotation causes day and night. | |
| Physical Changes | Students will be able to write a program with variables and conditionals that has the user adjust the temperature of a sprite so it will change between a solid, liquid, and gas. | |
| Scale of Planets in the Solar System | Students will be able to create a program to calculate and model the scale and properties of planets in the Solar System. | |
| Animating Poetry | Students will be able to break a poem into sections to understand literal and metaphorical meanings and create an animated reading of a poem in Scratch. This version of the lesson is focused on both ELA and Computer Science concepts. | |
| Nonfiction Animated Recordings | Students will be able to use events to create a clear, animated reading of a nonfiction text. | |
| Creative Storytelling | Students will be able to plan and animate a story using events and sequences. | |
| Punctuate a Title | Students will be able to create a game using conditionals and operators to demonstrate their understanding of punctuation in titles. | |
| The US Government | Students will be able to use “if/else” conditionals in a program to model how a bill becomes a law. | |
| Digital Flashcards | Students will be able to use broadcast messages to build a set of digital flashcards for any subject. | |
| Revolutionary War Timeline | Students will be able to create and control an interactive timeline using inputs, events, conditionals, and variables. | |
| Interactive Map of the 13 Colonies | Students will be able to use events, conditionals, and variables to create an interactive map of the 13 colonies. They will be able to break a large program into smaller tasks to ease program development. | |
| Animation Loops Project | Students will be able to use repeat loop blocks to program an animation with multiple scenes. | |
| Debugging: Make a Pizza | Students will be able to decompose a program to debug and make the program run as intended. | |
| Game Mechanics with Comparison Operators | Students will be able to use comparison operators and variables to create ending game mechanics. | |
| Variables in Dance | Students will be able to use variables to control pitch and dance speeds in a program. | |
| Operators: Coin Flip | Students will be able to create a coin flipping program using variables and operators. | |
| Conditionals: Mazes | Students will be able to create a program that uses conditionals. | |
| Plan a Quest | Students will be able to plan and decompose the steps needed to create a quest program. | |
| Pinball Game Project | Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of pinball game design principles and apply their knowledge to create a functional and engaging pinball game. | |
| Game Design Project | Students will be able to design and create a game using multiple programming skills such as loops, conditionals, and variables. | |
| Seasonal Project (Fall): Gathering Apples Game | Students will be able to create a fall-themed collecting game using loops, conditionals and variables. | |
| Our Words Have Power (Cyberbullying) | Students will be able to explain what cyberbullying is how it affects others, how to be an upstander by taking action, and that work developed online is the property of the creator. | |
| Data Storage | Students will explain that the amount of space required to store data differs based on the type of data and level of detail. | |
| Using Digital Tools to Create Line Graphs | Students will be able to examine a table of information and convert the values into a data visualization (line graph) that supports a claim. | |
| 3D Design: Keyboard Accommodations | Students will be able to use the align tool to position shapes together as they create an accessible keyboard in Tinkercad®. This lesson requires student accounts in an external site. | |
| Online Collaboration | Students will be able to explain that collaboration and communication can be done online and offline, and that collaborating with others can provide a diverse perspective. | |
| Computer Detectives: Hardware and Software Problems | Students will be able to solve simple hardware and software problems | |
| Networks Part 2: Network Protocols | Students will be able to explain what a network protocol is and how protocols allow data transfer over different networks. They will model how information is transferred as a series of packets via a protocol. | |
| Giving Credit Through Attributions | Students will be able to give appropriate attribution when creating or remixing programs and sharing images online. |
