Iowa Foundations of Computer Science
- Level High School
- Contact Hours 140
- Timeframe Year
This course covers all concepts in the CSTA framework, including: Algorithms & Programming, Computing Systems, Data and Analysis, Impacts of Computing, and Networks & the Internet.
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MODULES - 10
Students learn topics on Internet etiquette, how to stay safe on the web, potential effects of digital footprints, how to protect their information, and the implications of cyberbullying.
Karel helps teach foundational skills in programming by simplifying JavaScript to four simple commands. Using these commands, students solve increasingly difficult problems and explore how complex programming languages can be developed from simple commands.
Students take all the foundational concepts from Karel to solve programming challenges.
Students explore the structure and design of the internet, and how this design affects the reliability of network communication, the security of data, and personal privacy.
Students learn the basics of JavaScript, including variables, user input, mathematics, and basic graphics.
Students learn how to pair program while tackling more challenging tasks with JavaScript graphics.
Students learn how to use control structures such as if/else statements and loops to make more advanced programs in JavaScript.
Students take all the foundational concepts from the Control Structures unit to solve some programming challenges.
Students learn to write reusable code with functions and parameters.
Students learn the theory and practice of user interface design. With rapid prototyping and user testing, they design and develop their own engaging web pages.
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It covers 100% of the Iowa Level 3A: Grades 9-10 standards. The CodeHS standards page lists each standard next to the lesson that covers it, which is what districts usually need for course documentation.
This course covers algorithms and programming, computing systems, data and analysis, impacts of computing, and networks and the internet.
JavaScript. The course is the Iowa-aligned edition of CodeHS Foundations of Computer Science, which teaches JavaScript throughout.
No. It is written as a first computer science course for grades 9 and 10 and starts from the beginning of each concept area.
It sits at 9th grade in both the Iowa High School Computer Science pathway and the Iowa High School Cybersecurity pathway, and CodeHS lists it for grades 9 and 10 in the Iowa state pathway.
About 140 contact hours, built to run across a full school year.
This is the Iowa edition. It covers the Iowa 3A standards at 100%, and it carries the Iowa name, so it shows up in Iowa pathways and in reporting against the state framework. The teaching content is the CodeHS Foundations of Computer Science course: the same 140 hours of the same material. Take this one if you want the Iowa alignment and placement on the record.
