Virginia Computer Science: 5th Grade
- Level Elementary School
- Number of Lessons 32
- Grade 5th
This course is designed to provide computer science and technology instruction for Virginia 5th Grade students. Students learn programming and technology concepts, including: computing systems, networks and the Internet, data analysis, algorithms and programming, and impacts of computing.
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UNITS - 7 (32 lessons)
Reviews core CS vocabulary, coordinate-plane animation, and drawing tools for custom sprites and backdrops.
Introduces computing systems, data storage, and computational thinking through designing a neighborhood.
Builds sequencing, event, and loop skills using drawing tools and turtle graphics, while comparing algorithms, debugging, and researching a CS innovator.
Teaches conditionals and complex if/then/else logic through maze and chase-the-star games, and planning a quest program.
Introduces variables, operators, and lists through a dance program, a coin-flip simulator, and a shopping simulator.
Applies clones, classes/objects, and design thinking to capstone projects including an app design and a line-graph inquiry investigation.
Covers research and attribution, data analysis, digital identity, cyberbullying, cybersecurity laws and policies, networks and protocols, the impact of computing, and an introduction to machine learning.
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