Nebraska Technology: 4th Grade
- Level Elementary School
- Number of Lessons 32
- Grade 4th
This course is designed to provide computer science and technology instruction for Nebraska 4th 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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UNITS - 9 (32 lessons)
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It's a one-year computer science course for 4th grade that introduces foundational programming concepts through a block-based programming language. Students develop computational thinking and problem-solving skills while creating interactive projects, animations, and games, with an emphasis on creativity and collaboration.
The course totals 36 contact hours, with each lesson running about 45 minutes. Teaching one lesson per week covers a full school year. It is teacher-led, using ready-to-use lesson plans that follow a consistent Introduction, Guided Practice, Independent Practice, Extension, and Reflection structure.
Students use a block-based programming interface where they write and run programs saved in their own accounts.
Students explore computing systems and internet positivity, design and compare algorithms, apply loops and debugging, and use conditionals, variables, and lists to make decisions and track information. They advance into functions with boolean and number inputs and clones, then apply everything in an accessibility-focused culmination project. An extensive 13-week Digital Literacy unit and a productivity software inquiry project round out the year.
As part of the Digital Literacy unit, students complete a class code of conduct specifically for using AI. They also practice giving proper credit for online sources, collaborating globally with others online, and understanding how information travels across the internet through networks and packets.
