4th Grade Computer Science
4th Grade
Elective
Course Description:
Computer Science Fundamentals I is adapted from code.org CS Fundamentals Level E course. The course begins with an introduction to the Sprite Lab programming tool. Students will learn to make fun, interactive projects that reinforce what they will learn about online safety. Following these lessons, students will engage in more complex coding. Students will learn about nested loops, functions, and conditionals. By the end of the course, students will combine these concepts to solve challenging puzzles. The course ends with an open-ended project where students create a game or drawing.
Semester 1
1. Sprites
2. Digital Citizenship
3. Nested Loops
4. Functions
Semester 2
Note: if the following section is blank the course is 1 semester long
5. Conditionals
6. Impacts of Computing
7. End of Course Project