Tennessee Computer Science Foundations
- Level High School
- Contact Hours 140
- Timeframe Year
The Tennessee Computer Science Foundations course introduces students to the core concepts of computing, programming, and digital literacy. Through hands-on projects and interactive modules, students explore web design, cybersecurity, cloud computing, data analysis, and advanced coding concepts. This course provides a strong foundation in computational thinking, problem-solving, and digital ethics, preparing students for further studies and careers in technology.
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MODULES - 10
Students dive into the history of computing, consider how computing impacts today's world, and learn about the various parts that make up modern computers.
Students learn the basics of electrical circuits and electrical principles such as Ohms law. Students explore these concepts using an online circuit simulator.
Students explore HTML and CSS styling as they work to create their homepage.
Students build their own websites about themselves. This site will be accessible on their own custom domain and will be continually improved by the student as they continue on in the course. It will serve as a running portfolio of each creative project they create in the course.
Students learn about the various ways to represent information digitally including number systems, encoding data, programmatically creating pixel images, comparing data encodings, compressing, and encrypting data.
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 explore the past, present, and future of Cloud computing in this module through a variety of exploration exercises.
Students explore the basics of cybersecurity. Students learn about why cybersecurity is important, recent threats to cybersecurity, and different careers in the field.
Students explore using computational tools to store massive amounts of data, manipulate and visualize data, find patterns in data, and pull conclusions from data.
Students explore various computer programming advanced concepts such as file management, command line prompts, and shell scripts.
Explore programs that your students will build throughout this course!
Here are a few examples of teacher resources and materials to use in the Tennessee Computer Science Foundations course
| Standards Framework | Alignment |
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| Tennessee Computer Science Foundations | 100% View |
| Tennessee Teen Social Media and Internet Safety Guidance | 100% View |
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It covers 100% of the Tennessee Computer Science Foundations standards, and 100% of the Tennessee Teen Social Media and Internet Safety Guidance.
Four, all at 9th grade: Coding, Cybersecurity, Networking Systems, and Web Design. Whichever Tennessee CTE computing pathway a student is on, this is where they begin.
The core concepts of computing, programming and digital literacy, through hands-on projects: web design, cybersecurity, cloud computing, data analysis and advanced coding concepts, with computational thinking, problem-solving and digital ethics running through it.
Yes. It covers 100% of the Tennessee Teen Social Media and Internet Safety Guidance. All Tennessee courses include a supplemental unit teachers can use to strengthen this alignment.
No. It is the 9th grade entry course for four pathways and introduces the core concepts from the start.
About 140 contact hours, built to run across a full school year.
