Students will practice their use of dialogue by creating a thrilling story.  They will use Scratch to create sprites and a setting that drives their story with an emphasis on writing proper dialogue.   

 This activity will allow students to compare Brute Force and Divide and Conquer sorting algorithms.This activity will show the sorting process of a Brute Force algorithm and a Divide and Conquer algorithm that is used by a computer when sorting data.

In this professional development presentation, educators learn about Building Models (1 of the 7 components of Computational Thinking, according the Ignite My Future platform). This presentation can be used by individuals to learn about them, or used to present to others. The video is a recording of one of the sessions provided to teachers through a 7 week series of "CT Parties".Within this resource, you will find the presentation slides, a recording, a K-2 and 3-5 lesson to build models, and activities to support parents understanding and home use of the strategy. This lesson is part of the Virginia K-12 Computer Science Pipeline which is partly funded through a GO Virginia grant in partnership with Chesapeake Public Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools, and the Loudoun Education Foundation.

This is a PowerPoint that helps young students know how to identify a computer program and what to tell an adult so they can help them fix it. It is based on the Computer Science standard, 1.8: The student will identify, using accurate terminology, simple hardware and software problems that may occur during use.

This is a lesson plan where students will collect data using a survey, record their findings using a pictograph, and make predictions about their findings. This is from the essential knowledge of the Comptuer Science standard 2.11. 

This is a PowerPoint that was created to support the Computer Science standard 2.13 about the Impacts of Computing and how the student will compare and contrast examples of how computing technology has changed and improved the way people live, work, and interact.

An assessment is attached that covers the essential vocabulary and knowledge from the Computer Science standard, 7.11: The student will describe the development of new technologies in communication, entertainment, and business and their impact on American life. It can be printed or used for Google Classroom, etc.

This resource contains a link to Baamboozle.com where a student can either play a game, watch a slideshow, or study with a set of flashcards from the vocabulary from the Computer Science standards 7.14 and 7.15.

This is a fifteen question assessment from the Computer Science standard, 8.13: The student will identify existing cybersecurity concerns associated with Internet use and Internet-based systems and potential options to address these issues. An answer key is also attached.

These printable CS Discussion Cards use Essential Questions from the CS SOL Curriculum Framework.

These printable CS Discussion Cards use Essential Questions from the CS SOL Curriculum Framework.

This resources maps out each day and includes resources for both synchronous and asynchronous activities to support CS Education Week. The document also includes a Computer Science word of the day to help promote the integration of the CS SOLs. This lesson is part of the Virginia K-12 Computer Science Pipeline which is partly funded through a GO Virginia grant in partnership with Chesapeake Public Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools, and the Loudoun Education Foundation.

This is a lesson plan based on the Computer Science standard, 2.12, where students will create a model. The students will visit a website first to see how a digital model looks and then will create their own digital models of the solar system by using Google Jamboard. 

This is a PowerPoint based on the Computer Science standard 2.9 that reminds students of the rules of using computers appropriately at schoolThis is a PowerPoint based on the Computer Science standard 2.9 that reminds students of the rules of using computers appropriately at schoolThis is a PowerPoint based on the Computer Science standard 2.9 that reminds students of the rules of using computers appropriately at schoolThis is a PowerPoint based on the Computer Science standard 2.9 that reminds students of the rules of using computers appropriately at schoolThis is a PowerPoint based on the Computer Science standard 2.9 that reminds students of the rules of using computers appropriately at schoolThis is a PowerPoint presentation that is based on the Computer Science standard in Cybersecurity, SOL C.S. 2.9 where students will be reminded of the rules of how to use and handle their computers safely and responsibly. 

These Pocket Guides are a quick summary of each of the 6 computer science strands for grades K-8. The pocket guides explain what the strand is about and how it increases in complexity from Kindergarten to 8th grade.

One of the fundamental computer science concepts is that everything we do on a computer is really just turning binary digits on and off. Even though this sounds simple, it can be a concept that is hard to wrap one's head around. This activity brings the binary concept to reality through the creation of binary bracelets or bookmarks.

With advances in AI, it is more important than ever that we consider how humans and computers will interact. How do you want the robots of the future to behave towards you and others? For this activity, students will make a “robot zine” where they will sketch an original robot design, identify how their robot will sense the world around it and write a code of conduct to describe how their robot will interact with humans.

This lesson plan can be used for teaching and reinforcing the idea of encryption for middle school students.

Models and simulations are necessary for students to represent systems that are too large, too small, or difficult to study. Students will explore a voting model and simulate a vote in their class or school to determine if the model accurately represents their voting environment.

Students will be given simple sequence directions to find uppercase or lowercase letters on a grid. They will begin to develop an understanding of algorithms and code.