Virginia Computer Science: 2nd Grade

This course is designed to provide computer science and technology instruction for Virginia 2nd 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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Optional Review

Welcome to CodeHop!

Students will learn how to log in and use the CodeHop Playground. This short introductory lesson can be used on its own or right before a full lesson.

Introduction to ScratchJr

Students will be able to navigate the ScratchJr interface to create a scene with characters.

Events

Students will be able to explain what an event is in programming and use multiple event blocks in a program.

Introduction to Repeat Loops

Students will be able to use repeat loops to run a section of code multiple times.

Forever Loop Dance Party

Students will be able to create a sequence using a “repeat forever” loop to make characters repeat actions.

Introduction to Message Events

Students will be able to program a relay race that uses messages to cause characters to interact.

Getting Started

Computer Basics: Connections

Students will be able to learn what a computer is, how we use it, and what to do when it doesn’t work. They will also be able to identify input, output, hardware, and software, and explain how they work together.

Practicing Responsible Technology Use

Students will be able to demonstrate ways to use technology safely and responsibly.

Computational Thinking: School Day Routines

Students will be able to use computational thinking concepts to identify patterns, break down tasks, sequence steps, and simplify processes in their school day routines.

Sequences & Events

Introduction to the Grid

Students will be able to use the grid feature to move characters to a specific location on the stage.

Debugging: Events and Sequences

Students will be able to find and fix errors in provided code.

Algorithms: Connecting a Path

Students will be able to create and adjust simple algorithms to move characters based on their size, shape, and starting position.

Careers in CS: Fashion-Retail

Students will be able to explain how coding helps create and improve fashion designs and will create a program to design and animate a fashion character.

Data Patterns and Predictions

Students will be able to identify and describe patterns and trends in data visualizations, then create a program using events to communicate patterns, trends and predictions from a given data set.

Message Events

Message Events: Scout Plays in the Forest

Students will be able to use message events to control the flow of a program.

Programming a Cycle

Students will be able to use message events to model a cycle.

Pages: Scout's Travels

Students will be able to use messages to help Scout travel between pages in a program.

Loops

Loops: Follow the Path

Students will be able to identify patterns, and create a program using loops.

Debugging: Message Events and Loops

Students will be able to find and fix (debug) message event and loop errors in the provided code.

Original Story Animations - Fiction Story

Students will be able to develop an original story and create a program to animate a story.

Two-Step Dance & Feedback

Students will be able to create a program and revise it based on peer feedback and give attribution to a peer who helped improve their work.

Culmination Projects

Exploring the Design Process

Students will be able to use the design process to plan, create, and improve a program with loops that models a solution to a simple real-world problem.

Racing Game

Students will be able to create an interactive racing game with events, loops, and messages.

Moving Targets Game

Create a moving target game using sequences, events, and pages.

Maze Game Project

Students will create and explore multiple ways to program an interactive game using events, messages, loops and sequences, as well as revise their program based on feedback.

Digital Literacy

Choice Research

Students will be able to collect and assess sources to answer a research question and communicate their findings visually.

Advanced Data and Programming

Students will be able to develop an investigative question, collect data using a survey, and create a program to present the data visually.

Impacts of Computing: Changing World

This lesson is coming soon! Students will be able to identify examples of computing devices in their daily lives and explain how technology has changed the way people live, work, and play.

Responsible Digital Citizens

Students will be able to explain what it means to be a responsible digital citizen, including understanding digital footprints, discussing cyberbullying, and knowing how to report concerns.

Password Protectors

Students will understand the importance of usernames and passwords and demonstrate strategies to keep login information safe.

Managing Data Storage and Files

Students will be able to recognize that computers store data as files and model how data is collected and stored. This is a version of a lesson created to meet Virginia state standards.

Exploring Computer Networks

Students will be able to describe how networks connect devices to share information and model the sending and receiving of information using message blocks.

Machine Learning: AutoDraw

In this Virginia-specific lesson, students will be able to explain how AutoDraw uses AI to recognize patterns in drawings and practice sorting, organizing, and classifying objects by creating tables and designing simple algorithms.

Preparing for Next Year

From ScratchJr to Scratch

Students will be able to navigate the basic interface of the Scratch editor to create a simple program.

ScratchJr to Scratch: Events and Loops

Students will be able to create a program in Scratch that uses an event and a loop.

Coding Card Game: Conditionals

Students will be able to work together to create a sequence of instructions with conditionals to move Scout through a maze.

Coding Card Game: Conditionals 2

Students will be able to work together to create a sequence of instructions with conditionals to move Scout through a maze.

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Exercises

45
Offline Handouts

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Two Step Dance & Feedback