Just about everything you can do on a computer—checking your email, posting to Facebook, online banking and shopping—is powered by software. The people who come up with that software, and keep it working efficiently, are behind the scenes of a big portion of our lives.  Software engineering is an exciting career,.In this remix, some reflections questions for students have been added.

Just about everything you can do on a computer—checking your email, posting to Facebook, online banking and shopping—is powered by software. The people who come up with that software, and keep it working efficiently, are behind the scenes of a big portion of our lives.  Software engineering is an exciting career,.

Social and Ethical Issues C/T K-2.3 Students will make responsible decisions—grounded in knowledge of digital safety and security best practices—that pertain to various digital communication tools and methods.D. Identify and model responsible behaviors when using information and technology. • Identify strategies to address bullying situations involving electronic devices.

In this lesson elementary age students can learn the importance of safely searching or using the internet.

The purpose of this lesson is to help students make responsible decisions regarding digital citizenship in the areas of personal safety and cyberbullying.  The goal is to prepare students to be safe and responsible online explorers.

The purpose of this lesson is to help students make responsible decisions regarding digital citizenship in the areas of personal safety and cyberbullying.  The goal is to prepare students to be safe and responsible online explorers.

This video teaches children to think before clicking while they are using the internet.

Computer Science skills are essential in today’s society. The development of these skills in grades K-12 is a critical component of preparing graduates for entry into the workforce or to pursue higher education coursework.  In order to prepare students with these skills, the Virginia Department of Education has a variety of different coursework options that students may choose in preparation for careers and higher education.

Using the book How to Code a Sandcastle by Josh Funk to introduce coding, some essential vocabulary, and using a coding mat to have students orally and with their white boards and markers try to code a robot.

This resource was created to help students grasp a better understanding of what and how an algorithm works. 

After completing background research on what it was like to live during the colonial times students will be placed in a Minecraft world where they will have to collaborate with a group of classmates to build a colony that provides food and protection since the game will be played in survival mode.

This is a lesson plan to be used when teaching about the different parts of a computer's operating system. This should be used in conjunction with PowerPoint presentations which are not included. 

This resource is a PowerPoint presentation that covers the Computer Science SOL K.5: The student will identify components of computing systems (e.g., keyboard, mouse, desktop computer, laptop computer, tablet, and printer).

How to incorporate internet safety into our morning meeting circle time with 3 and 4 year olds. 

Programming - Debugging lesson is a cross-curricular lesson designed by an Elementary Computer Resource Teacher to support Math instruction. Created By: Amanda Henley Powhatan County Public Schools

 Water is the great architect of Earth and a defining factor for the location and movement of life on this planet. Without water, our world would look very different; without the watersheds which capture, coalesce, move, and recycle water throughout a natural system, human and wildlife habitats would not be the same. Freshwater rivers, streams, and lakes are some of the most heavily utilized and pressured natural systems on the planet; these critical habitats have taken the brunt of negative human actions for years. Now, more than ever, we must learn to safeguard our watersheds for the protection of all life that depends on them.For more information and classroom activities, please visit The Wildlife Center of Virginia and VPM UNTAMED websites. 

Students will explore the opportunities and challenges of using renewable energy by selecting a Minecraft Biome and developing a home that utilizes the unique characteristics of that biome to create energy. The lesson is intended to be completed in two different parts. In Part 1, students will learn about how Clean Energy sources can be different based on the biome. They will also familiarize themselves with Minecraft. In Part 2, students will select a specific Minecraft world (6 different biomes) and will design and build a home that uses a renewable energy source unique to that biome.