Standards - Digital Literacy & Computer Science

Examples: Tying shoes, making a sandwich, brushing teeth.

Examples: Mouse, touch screen, keyboard.

Examples: Unplugged coding activities, sequence of instruction.

Examples: Sort data spreadsheets A-Z, simple filters, and tables.

Examples: Unplugged coding activities, illustrate sequence of a process such as baking a cake.

Examples: Digital block-based programming, basic robotics.

Examples: Problem-solving, trial and error.

Examples: Secret codes/encryption, Roman numerals, or abbreviations.

Example: Problem - making a peanut butter sandwich; sub-problem - opening jar, finding a knife, getting the bread.

Problem - design and share a brochure; sub-problem - selecting font, choosing layout.

Example: Multiple paths exist to get home from school; one may be a shorter distance while one may encounter less traffic.

Examples: Sequencing cards for unplugged activities, online coding practice.

Examples: Combine data from multiple sources, sorting multi-level.

Examples: Problem - a multi-step math problem; sub-problem - steps to solve.

Problem - light bulb does not light; sub-problem - steps to resolve why.

Example: Trace the path of a set of directions to determine success or failure.

Example: Student-created complex secret codes using more than one form to solve a problem or answer a question.

Examples: Program the movement of a character, robot, or person through a maze. Define a variable that can be changed or updated.

Examples: Set initial value of a variable, updating variables.

Examples: When making a sandwich, the type of bread, condiments, meats, and/or vegetables do not affect the fact that one is making a sandwich.

Example: Functions or sets of steps combined to produce a process: turning off your alarm + getting out of bed + brushing your teeth + getting dressed = morning routine.

Examples: Using if/then/else (If it is raining then bring an umbrella else get wet).

Example: Flowcharts use shapes to indicate what to do at each step while pseudocode uses text.

Examples: Sequencing is doing steps in order (put on socks, put on shoes, tie laces); selection uses a Boolean condition to determine which of two parts of an algorithm are used (hair is dirty? True, wash hair; false, do not); iteration is the repetition of part of an algorithm until a condition is met (if you’re happy and you know it clap your hands, when you’re no longer happy you stop clapping).

Example: Compare the amount of time/work to hand wash a car vs. using an automated car wash.