Standards - Digital Literacy & Computer Science

Demonstrate use of input devices.

Construct elements of a simple computer program using basic commands.

Identify bugs in basic programming.

Test and debug a given program in a block-based visual programming environment using arithmetic operators, conditionals, and repetition in programs, in collaboration with others.

Create a working program in a block-based visual programming environment using arithmetic operators, conditionals, and repetition in programs, in collaboration with others.

Create a working program in a block-based visual programming environment using arithmetic operators, conditionals, and repetition in programs.

Identify variables.

Demonstrate that programs require known starting values that may need to be updated appropriately during the execution of programs.

Identify steps in developing solutions to complex problems using computational thinking.

Describe how automation works to increase efficiency.

Create a program that initializes a variable.

Solve a complex problem using computational thinking.

Create and organize algorithms in order to automate a process efficiently.

Create a program that updates the value of a variable in the program.

Formulate a narrative for each step of a process and its intended result, given pseudocode or code.

Discuss the efficiency of an algorithm or technology used to solve complex problems.

Describe how algorithmic processes and automation increase efficiency.

Create a program that includes selection, iteration, or abstraction, and initializes, and updates, at least two variables.

Design and iteratively develop computational artifacts for practical intent, personal expression, or to address a societal issue by using current events.

Decompose problems into smaller components through systematic analysis, using constructs such as procedures, modules, and/or objects, with parameters, and which return a result.

Compare and contrast fundamental data structures and their uses.

Demonstrate code reuse by creating programming solutions using libraries and Application Programming Interfaces.

Demonstrate the ability to verify the correctness of a program.

Develop and use a series of test cases to verify that a program performs according to its design specifications.

Collaborate in a code review process to identify correctness, efficiency, scalability and readability of program code.

Resolve or debug errors encountered during testing using iterative design process.