Indiana Computer Science: 1st Grade
- Level Elementary School
- Number of Lessons 40
- Grade 1st
This course is on Indiana’s High Quality Curriculum Materials Advisory List. This course is designed to provide computer science instruction for Indiana 1st Grade students, and it is aligned to Indiana K-2 Computer Science Standards.
Optional Review
Welcome to CodeHS!Students will learn how to log in and use the CodeHS Playground.CodeHS Coding Card Game: Sequences 2Students will be able to work together to create a sequence of instructions to move Scout through a maze.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.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. |
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: 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
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.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
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. |
Grid
Grid: Arctic AnimationStudents will be able to use the grid in ScratchJr to create an animation.Grid: Solving MazesStudents will be able to design a maze and use the grid to program a character to move through the maze. |
Sample Interdisciplinary Lessons
Place Value: Adding Up to 20Students will be able to use events in ScratchJr to illustrate how to decompose a two digit number into tens and ones.Greater Than and Less Than: Two-Digit NumbersStudents will be able to use events to create a program that tells if a number is greater than, less than, or equal to another number.Sound and PitchStudents will be able to create and use animation to model sound and pitch, and to explain the relationship between sound and vibration.Create an Original Story AnimationStudents will be able to create a program to animate an original story. |
Culmination Projects
River Crossing GameStudents will be able to program obstacles in a game and change the level of difficulty using speed blocks.About Me ProjectStudents will be able to plan a program to describe their characteristics and interests. |
Digital Literacy
PasswordsStudents will be able to explain why strong passwords are used and describe good practices to keep personal digital information safe.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.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.Basic Data and Programming ProjectStudents will be able to develop an investigative question, collect data using a survey, and create a program to present their collected data visually.Online EtiquetteStudents will be able to make appropriate choices to follow online etiquette rules.Machine Learning: What is a Blorg?Students will be able to explain how AI can learn information by being trained to identify an alien. |
