Nova Scotia Information and Communication Technology: 3rd Grade

What Students Will Learn

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UNITS - 10 (32 lessons)

• Getting Started

  This module introduces the CodeHop Playground, computing system components and troubleshooting, and computational thinking through designing an obstacle course.

• Programming Exploration

  This sequential story-driven module has students use basic programming commands, sprites, loops, events, and motion/looks blocks to build an animated Scout adventure story.

• Sequences and Events

  This module builds sequence and event programming skills using parallel sequences, animated costumes and backdrops, and broadcast messages, while teaching proper attribution when remixing programs.

• Loops

  This module teaches how loops repeat instructions, how to debug loop and event errors, and how to compare the advantages of different loop types through a falling objects program.

• Conditionals

  This module introduces if/then conditional logic and has students apply conditionals to create changing effects in a program.

• Variables and Lists

  This module teaches students to create and modify variables and use comparison operators as conditions in if/else blocks.

• Functions

  This module introduces creating and calling functions, applying them to sequence dance moves in time with music.

• Culmination Project

  This culminating module has students apply the design thinking process to make a tool more accessible to a wider range of users.

• Data

  This module builds data and research literacy by teaching source attribution, evaluating data reliability, and conducting an inquiry project that visualizes survey results in a bar graph.

• Digital Literacy

  This module covers digital citizenship and emerging technology topics including screen time balance, online etiquette, cybersecurity, digital footprints, collaboration, and an introduction to AI and machine learning concepts.