4th Grade Digital Literacy & AI
- Level Elementary School
- Number of Lessons 27
- Grade 4th
This course contains standards-aligned digital literacy and AI lessons for 4th grade students.
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UNITS - 6 (27 lessons)
Students log in to CodeHop, learn key computer science vocabulary, and create a simple program.
Students troubleshoot computing systems, use spreadsheets to visualize data, complete a productivity software research project, and learn how information travels as packets on the Internet.
Students learn to respond to cyberbullying, practice secure online habits, explore encryption, manage their digital footprint, and create a healthy screen time plan.
Students explore how technology impacts culture, research computer science innovators like Grace Hopper, code a baseball timeline, and collaborate digitally.
Students credit online sources, complete an inquiry project with a bar graph, and evaluate data to draw conclusions and make predictions.
Students train an AI model, compare machine learning approaches, write effective AI prompts, and use design thinking to explore AI chatbots.
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4th grade students troubleshoot computing systems, learn how information travels as packets on the Internet, and complete a research project using documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. They practice secure online habits, explore encryption, and manage their digital footprint. Students also research computer science innovators like Grace Hopper, code a baseball timeline, analyze data, and dive deeper into AI by training a model, writing effective prompts, and using design thinking to explore AI chatbots.
Students use spreadsheet software to organize and graph data, then use document, spreadsheet, and presentation software together in a multi-day research project. The lessons work with the productivity tools your school already uses, such as Google or Microsoft, so students will need access to those tools on a classroom device.
The course includes 33 teacher-led lessons, each about 45 minutes long, organized into six modules, with module quizzes to check understanding. Lessons follow an "I do, we do, you do" format and mix hands-on programming projects with unplugged activities. The course is flexible and can be taught in any order, and because concepts spiral across grade levels, students build on what they learned even if not every lesson is completed in a single year.
No. There are no prerequisites, and the course is designed to support all learners regardless of prior computer science experience. Students who have completed earlier grades of Digital Literacy & AI will revisit familiar topics at a deeper level.
4th Grade Digital Literacy & AI is aligned to state computer science standards and CSTA standards.
