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Florida Grade 6 Digital Discoveries

Exploring Computing

Students explore different technologies and the impact they have on our world.

Lessons

3.1 History of Computing

  • Communication Time Traveler
  • Reflection: Communication Time Traveler
  • Life Without Computers
  • The History of Computers
  • History of Computer Interaction
  • +3 more

3.2 Software

  • Software
  • Computer Help
  • How to Build a Game
  • Steps to Create a Game
  • One Pager: Operating Systems
  • +1 more

3.3 Software Development Life Cycle

  • Development Life Cycle
  • Development Life Cycle
  • SDLC Card Sort Puzzle
  • SDLC Scenario Walkthrough
  • Role-Play: Plan a Game or App
  • +1 more

3.4 Hardware

  • Computer Hardware
  • PC Reassembly Simulator
  • PC Reassembly Simulator Reflection
  • From Earth to Electronics
  • Reflection: From Earth to Electronics
  • +3 more

3.5 Cloud Computing

  • Introduction to Cloud Computing
  • Cloud Computing Benefits
  • Cloud or Physical?
  • Case Study: Cloud Computing in Schools
  • Reflection: Cloud Computing versus Physical Computing

3.6 Internet of Things

  • What is the Internet of Things?
  • Daily Interaction with IoT Devices
  • Smart Tech Matchup
  • Privacy Concerns and the Internet of Things
  • Privacy Concerns and the Internet of Things
  • +4 more

3.7 Ethics and Legal Considerations

  • Legal, Ethics, and Bias in Computing
  • Which Laws?
  • Self-driving Cars
  • Self-driving Cars

3.8 The Future of Computing

  • Speed-Test: Human vs Computer
  • The Future of Computing
  • Future of Computing
  • Wildlife Watch
  • Wildlife Watch Reflection
  • +4 more

3.9 Project: Design the Computer of Tomorrow

  • Design the Computer of Tomorrow
  • Peer Review

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