5th Grade Computer Science

5th Grade

Elective

Course Description:

Semester 1 is adopted from code.org Computer Science Fundamentals Course F.
The course begins by looking at how users make choices in the apps they use. Students then learn to make a variety of Sprite Lab apps that also offer choices for the user. In the later lessons in the course, students will learn more advanced concepts, including variables and “for” loops.

Semester 2 in adopted from Introduction to Computer Science in JavaScript from codehs.org

Semester 1

Sprites
Digital Citizenship
Variables
Four Loops
Data and Simulations
End of Course Project

Semester 2

Note: if the following section is blank the course is 1 semester long

Programming with Karel
Karel Challenges
JavaScript and Graphics
Graphics Challenges