New York Computer Science 7-8
- Level Middle School
- Contact Hours 60
- Timeframe Semester
New York Computer Science 7-8 is fully aligned to the New York State Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards for students in grades 7 through 8. Students will learn concepts in the framework including: Impacts of Computing, Computational Thinking, Networks & System Design, Cybersecurity, and Digital Literacy.
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MODULES - 5
Students learn about Internet etiquette and how to stay safe on the world wide web.
Students learn the basics of programming by giving Karel the Dog commands in a grid world.
Students explore different technologies and the impact they have on our world.
Students learn network protocols and different strategies used to protect online information.
Students explore the intersection of art and technology by creating sketches using p5.js.
Explore programs that your students will build throughout this course!
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It covers 100% of the New York State Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards for grades 7 and 8. The CodeHS standards page lists each standard next to the lesson that covers it.
Grades 7 and 8. CodeHS places it at 7th grade in the New York Middle School Computer Science pathway and lists it for both grades in the state pathway.
Impacts of Computing, Computational Thinking, Networks and System Design, Cybersecurity, and Digital Literacy: the five concept areas in the New York framework.
No. Students meet code through Karel the Dog, which reduces the language to a handful of commands, and then through a unit that uses code to make art.
About 60 contact hours, built to run as a semester course.
New York Computer Science 9-12, which covers the same five strands at the high school level and sits at 9th grade in the New York High School Computer Science pathway.
