Time Frame

First Six Weeks

Second Six Weeks

Third Six Weeks

Fourth Six Weeks

Fifth Six Weeks

Sixth Six Weeks

Essential Unit of Study

Unit 1: Problem Solving and Computing

Unit 2: Web Development

Unit 3: Animations and Games

Unit 4: The Design Process

Unit 5: Data and Society

Unit 6: Physical Computing

Unit 7: End of Course Project

Content Topics

Computers

Input and Output

Processing

Storage

Apps and problem solving

Project - Propose an app

Intro to HTML Exploring Websites

Websites for Expression

CSS

Programming for Entertainment

Plotting shapes

Design a Game

Analysis of Design

User Needs

Testing

Prototypes and Feedback

Analysis of Design

User Needs

Testing

Prototypes and Feedback

Develop an encoding system for a particular type of data, Data-based problem solving

Identify hardware used in computing systems, Prototype a physical computing device

Use getters and setters to manipulate properties, Use functions with parameters, Hardware input / output, Use arrays and iteration

Culmination of year. Students will be able to choose from a list of projects to show their learning.

TEKS

(1) A

(2) A, B

(6) A

(1) E-G

(2) A-C

(4) A, B

(5) A-F

(1) B-D

(4) E, G-M

(6) E-F

(1)D

(4) C, F,, N

(1) D

(4) C, F, N

A culmination of TEKS from the year.

Resources

CS Discoveries - Code.org, Notepad