1st Grade Computer Science
- Level Elementary School
- Number of Lessons 45
- Grade 1st
This course is designed to provide computer science instruction for first grade students. It is meant to be taught approximately once a week by a designated computer science teacher.
Optional Review
Welcome to CodeHS!Students will learn how to log in and use the CodeHS Playground.Scout Adventures 1: Introducing ScoutThis lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to explore the ScratchJr interface and add characters.Scout Adventures 2: Scout Starts ExploringThis lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to add backgrounds and a page to ScratchJr.Scout Adventures 3: Scout Meets a FriendThis lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to delete and modify characters in ScratchJr.Scout Adventures 4: Scout Explores the ForestThis lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to explore and use motion blocks to move characters around the stage in ScratchJr.Scout Adventures 5: Scout and Bluebird HelpThis lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to build a sequence of motion blocks to move characters around the stage to collect objects.Scout Adventures 6: Scout Celebrates with FriendsThis lesson is part of a sequential story-driven unit. Students will be able to create a celebration scene in ScratchJr by adding characters, pages, backgrounds, and sequences of motion blocks with events. |
Sequences and Events
Drawing Tools: Nature WalkStudents will be able to use drawing tools to create a nature-walk scene.EventsStudents will be able to explain what an event is in programming and use multiple event blocks in a program.Combining ShapesStudents will be able to create composite shapes then use event and motion blocks to create a scene with the composite shapes.Sequences: Digital ResponsibilitiesStudents will be able to use sequences to program characters and explain how to be responsible online.Hide and Seek GameStudents will use the hide block to program an interactive game of hide-and-seek.Grow and Shrink Blocks in MotionStudents will be able to create a program using motion blocks and grow and shrink blocks to change the size of characters.Introduction to the Wait BlockStudents will be able to use "wait" blocks to cause characters to pause in a program. |
Loops
CodeHS Coding Card Game: LoopsStudents will be able to work together to create a sequence of instructions with loops to move Scout through a maze.CodeHS Coding Card Game: Loops 2Students will be able to work together to create a sequence of instructions with loops to move Scout through a maze.Introduction to Repeat LoopsStudents will be able to use repeat loops to run a section of code multiple times.Loops: Catching ButterfliesStudents will be able to use "show" and "hide" blocks and loops to create a butterfly-catching game.Loops: Predator and PreyStudents will be able to use events, sequences, and loops to program two animal characters to interact with each other.Forever Loop Dance PartyStudents will be able to create a sequence using a “repeat forever” loop to make characters repeat actions. |
Message Events
Introduction to Message EventsStudents will be able to program a relay race that uses messages to cause characters to interact.Message Events: Simon SaysStudents will be able to use message events to make one character communicate to many characters in a program.DebuggingStudents will be able to describe what bugs are and find and correct bugs in sequences.Create an Original Story AnimationStudents will be able to create a program to animate an original story.Speed Block: Bouncy BallStudents will be able to use speed blocks and messages to program a character to move at different speeds.Garden ProjectStudents will use message events, grow, shrink, hide, and show blocks to animate seeds growing in a garden. |
Pages
Pages: Create a Tapping GameStudents will be able to create a game that moves from one page to the next using "go to page" blocks.Create a Mini Golf GameStudents will be able to use messages and loops to create a mini golf game.Impacts of Technology in Our WorldStudents will be able to create a program to demonstrate how technology impacts our world.Digital Greeting CardStudents will be able to create a digital greeting card with events and loops. |
Grid
Grid: Solving MazesStudents will be able to design a maze and use the grid to program a character to move through the maze.End Block: Program a RaceStudents will be able to complete a project to program a race and use the “end” block in an animation.Grid: Arctic AnimationStudents will be able to use the grid in ScratchJr to create an animation. |
Culmination Projects
About Me ProjectStudents will be able to plan a program to describe their characteristics and interests.River Crossing GameStudents will be able to program obstacles in a game and change the level of difficulty using speed blocks.Space Travel ProjectStudents will be able to create and explore ways to program a multipage story using messages, loops, and sequences. |
Digital Literacy
Computer BasicsStudents will be able to identify what a computer is and understand how technology impacts our lives. Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of input and output devices and explain the difference between hardware and software.PasswordsStudents will be able to explain why strong passwords are used and describe good practices to keep personal digital information safe.Online EtiquetteStudents will be able to make appropriate choices to follow online etiquette rules.Basic Data and Programming ProjectStudents will be able to collect data and create a program to present their data visually.Giving Credit Through AttributionsStudents will be able to explain why giving credit for another person's ideas and creations is important. They will reuse parts of a story to make a new story and give attribution to the original creator.Digital Research 1: Guided ResearchStudents will be able to identify and collect information from research sources and assess the relevance of information.Research PresentationsStudents will be able to create a program to communicate research findings visually.Machine Learning: What is a Blorg?Students will be able to explain how AI can learn information by being trained to identify an alien.3D Design: IntroductionStudents will be able to add, move, scale, and rotate 3D shapes in Tinkercad® to create a 3D face and personalized keychain. |
