Computer Science

Computer Science for 21st Century Programs

www.csteachers.org/ The Computer Science Teachers Association

National K-12 Standards in Computer Science

CSTA Nebraska (large list of resources)

Texas Computer Science (great resources)

Elementary Resources:

https://code.org/educate/k5 Code Studio

Scratch Jr (for ages 5-7) http://www.scratchjr.org/

Computer Science without a computer http://csunplugged.org/

Scratch https://scratch.mit.edu/ developed by MIT to teach children about Computer Science - this software has been around for years and there are thousands of lessons for using it online. Goggle CS first put this software online and developed a game creation curriculum.

Scratch Video Tutorials https://scratch.mit.edu/help/videos/

Scratch Lesson (1 of 10) on You Tube

Scratch Resources http://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Scratch_Resources

Scratch Lessons from Harvard University

Collection of Lessons using Scratch in Elementary:

Scratch Animate Your Name	Ages 8 to 16. Programming, Creativity, Web-based. Students will animate the letters of their name, initials, or favorite word using Scratch!
Scratch Hide and Seek Game	Ages 8 to 16. Programming, Creativity, Web-based. Students will gain experience with coding as they make a hide-and-seek game.
Scratch Dance, Dance, Dance	Ages 8 to 16. Programming, Creativity, Web-based. Participants will create and code an animated dance scene.
ScratchJr: Can I Make a Spooky Forest?	Ages 5-9. Art, Storytelling, Sequence, Unplugged. Students will learn more features of ScratchJr by creating a spooky forest with multiple characters!
ScratchJr: Can I Make My Characters Greet Each Other?	Ages 5-9. Art, Storytelling, Events, Unplugged. Students will learn advanced features of the ScratchJr app when they make a dog and kitten meet each other and exchange hellos!
ScratchJr: Can I Make the Sun Set?	Ages 5-9. Programming, Storytelling, Mathematics, Creativity, Unplugged. Students will get an introduction to programming by making a sun set over a city landscape using Scratch Jr.
My Robotic Friend	Ages 5-18. Sequence, Algorithms, Programming, Unplugged. Students use paper and pencils to create programs to teach their "Robotic Friends" how to stack plastic cups into a specific design.
Conditionals with Cards	Ages 8-12. Sequence, Algorithms, Condtionals, Unplugged. Use playing cards (or dice, or sheets of paper...anything with the ability to randomize) to create a program on paper for the class to follow. This program will utilize the randomization, along with "if" and "else" statements, to add uncertainty to your game's outcome
Binary Baubles	Ages 8-18. Sequence, Algorithms, Programming, Unplugged. Make fun take-home items that "store" students' initials using only two colors.
Bomberbot Hour of Code Activities	Ages 8-12. Sequence, Algorithms, Programming, Unplugged or Web-based. Students will learn a series of programming concepts and apply them to programming a robot.
STEM Projects	Ages 5-18. Programming, Science (Ecology), Science (Space), Web-based. Code and animate a Solar System simulation, an interactive ecological pyramid, a working analog clock, and more
Rock, Paper, Scissors	Ages 10-15. Science (Biology), Unplugged. This activity builds off of the classic game of Rock/Paper/Scissors, known to most students, and relates it to a phenomenon seen in biology.
Kodable fuzzFamily Frenzy	Ages 5-9. Seqence, Algorithms, Programming, Unplugged. Students will learn basic programing language and use math concepts to move a “robot” forward, spin, and jump.
Bitsbox Coding + Math	Ages 5-13. Programming, Math (General, Geometry), Web-based.
Bitsbox Coding + Science	Ages 5-9. Programming, Science (General, Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Web-based.
Bitsbox Coding + Art	Ages 5-9, Programming. Language Arts, Visual Arts, Music, Web-based.
Flocabulary On One Condition	Ages 7-13. Programming, Language arts, Storytelling, Web-based. Students will learn how to write conditional statements and complete an activity sequence where they generate their own conditionals, evaluate given conditionals to determine the outcome of a program.

Middle School Resources:

Google Computer Science First is a program designed for Middle School afterschool programs (the training and supplies are free, provided by Google using a special online version of Scratch). The curriclum teaches game creation.
https://www.cs-first.com/?utm_expid=95153827-4.prjviwMRRM69JMoa5k6K4A.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com

Check out student work online https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/661358/

Carnegie Mellon University provides ALICE (free) to learn Computer Science http://www.alice.org/index.php

How to get started with Alice http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/CompSci_Alice_GettingStarted.shtml

Collection of Lessons Using Scratch in Middle School:

Scratch Animate Your Name	Ages 8 to 16. Programming, Creativity, Web-based. Students will animate the letters of their name, initials, or favorite word using Scratch!
Scratch Hide and Seek Game	Ages 8 to 16. Programming, Creativity, Web-based. Students will gain experience with coding as they make a hide-and-seek game.
Scratch Dance, Dance, Dance	Ages 8 to 16. Programming, Creativity, Web-based. Participants will create and code an animated dance scene.
STEM Projects	Ages 5-18. Programming, Science (Ecology), Science (Space), Web-based. Code and animate a Solar System simulation, an interactive ecological pyramid, a working analog clock, and more.
Bomberbot Hour of Code Activities	Ages 8-12. Sequence, Algorithms, Programming, Unplugged or Web-based. Students will learn a series of programming concepts and apply them to programming a robot.
Input and Output, Math Activity	Ages 12-16. Math (Algebra), Math (Functions), Unplugged. Connect JavaScript functions to both math and real world problems.
Climate Science	Ages 12-16. Science (Climate), Science (Environment), Unplugged. Students draw a picture, and take turns giving the class steps to recreate their drawing.
Google CS First	Ages 9-14 Sequence, Programming, Art, Storytelling, Web-based. Students use Scratch to code a story about being lost at sea.
Arduino Activity	Ages 12-15. Programming, Arduino Ever wonder how toys make noises and blink lights when you push buttons? Microcontrollers and circuits are used in all sorts of everyday objects. From remote controlled cars to robots and drones.
Secret Codes Activity	Ages 12-15. Ciphers, Math (Cryptography), Scratch, Web-based. Turing has done many things for computer science (often called the father of computer science) but today we will focus on one very important one that helped with the invention of computers.
Computer History Activity	Ages 12-15. History, Storytelling, Scratch, Google Docs, Unplugged Your class will be be creating a 'history of computers' web page/Scratch project/video that we can share with the world. To make this web page, you and your partner will do research and write about one important event or person in computer history
Grace Hopper Debugging Activity	Ages 12-18. History, Language Arts, Storytelling, Unplugged Students will research Grace Hopper and learn the story of the first "bug".
Flocabulary On One Condition	Ages 7-13. Programming, Language arts, Storytelling, Web-based. Students will learn how to write conditional statements and complete an activity sequence where they generate their own conditionals, evaluate given conditionals to determine the outcome of a program.

High School Resources:

Google has a program to promote Computer Science at the high School-http://www.cs4hs.com/

The Hour of Code https://hourofcode.com/us

Improving HS Computer Science Education http://csta.acm.org/Communications/sub/DocsPresentationFiles/White_Paper07_06.pdf

K-12 Computer Science Curriculum https://www.acm.org/education/curric_vols/k12final1022.pdf

Collection of Lessons for Computer Science in High School:

STEM Projects	Ages 5-18. Programming, Science (Ecology), Science (Space), Web-based. Code and animate a Solar System simulation, an interactive ecological pyramid, a working analog clock, and more.
CodeHS Pixel Art	Ages 14-18. Art, Math (Coordinates), Unplugged. Students learn about coordinates, what pixels are, and how to create drawings by setting pixels to be different colors.
Looking at Data with Splunk	Ages 14-18. Math (data analysis), Web-based. Students will analyze the data from a theoretical game to find levels which are too easy of difficult.
Input and Output, Math Activity	Ages 12-16. Math (Algebra), Math (Functions), Unplugged. Connect JavaScript functions to both math and real world problems.
Vizwik Voter App	Ages 13-18. Programming, App building. Learn how to build your own mobile app (iOS and Android) to share with friends to vote on a question that is important to you.
Climate Science	Ages 12-16. Science (Climate), Science (Environment), Unplugged. Students draw a picture, and take turns giving the class steps to recreate their drawing.
Mozilla Homework Excuse Generator	Ages 13-18. Programming, Language Arts, Web-based. Use Mozilla's code editor, Thimble, to edit strings inside JavaScript arrays and customize the homework excuse generators.
Fact or Fiction?	Ages 16-18. Programming, Build an App, Web-based. Students create an app to survey whether their classmates think a statement is find a fact or fiction.
Best Technology Activity	Ages 14-18. History, Storytelling, Unplugged Wired.com ran a series of articles in 2013 on each decade of the past 100 years and the significant inventions of those decades. Most interesting to students are the past 2030 years, with the explosion of technology and the gadgets that ensued
Arduino Activity	Ages 12-15. Programming, Arduino Ever wonder how toys make noises and blink lights when you push buttons? Microcontrollers and circuits are used in all sorts of everyday objects. From remote controlled cars to robots and drones.
Secret Codes Activity	Ages 12-15. Ciphers, Math (Cryptography), Scratch, Web-based. Turing has done many things for computer science (often called the father of computer science) but today we will focus on one very important one that helped with the invention of computers.
Computer History Activity	Ages 12-15. History, Storytelling, Scratch, Google Docs, Unplugged Your class will be be creating a 'history of computers' web page/Scratch project/video that we can share with the world. To make this web page, you and your partner will do research and write about one important event or person in computer history
Grace Hopper Debugging Activity	Ages 12-18. History, Language Arts, Storytelling, Unplugged Students will research Grace Hopper and learn the story of the first "bug".
Globaloria MakeQuest	Ages 14-18. Programming, Game Design, English, Math, Creativity, Web-based. Learn to edit and write JavaScript code to defeat the 'Evil 404,' as you explore computer science concepts like variables and functions. Lesson Plan includes subject-matter extension activities for English, Mathematics, Science, History and Arts classes.

Beyond High School
Scholarships are available to pursue a career in Computer Science https://www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/student_opportunities/

A HUGE resource page on Computer Science (all grades) http://www.computerscienceonline.org/cs-programs-before-college/