This is a list of basic vocabulary with definitions and/or examples that will be used in elementary classrooms K-5 when teaching the concepts of algorithms and programming. 

Games have been an integral part of human culture throughout history. They not only entertain, but also inform and change us. Today video games designers bring together art & code to immerse their players in a story. There are video games being created to solve real-world problems and video game players solving scientific mysteries.

Vocabulary posters for the Alogrithms & Programming strand for Grade 5. Words included are from the 2017 Computer Science Curriculum Framework.

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. During this lesson, students will create a storyboard and pseudocode which will be used while creating a simulation using Scratch. 

A lesson plan with answer key for incorporating programming with Python and fifth grade geometry SOL's.  

This is a slide presentation for a complete lesson on a Python program using turtle. Lesson plan and example Python program are attached.

The students will utilize Tinkercad to create models about science concepts (e.g. SOL 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7)

Description:  There is weathering, erosion, and deposition occurring on the playground and disturbing the area where the students can play!  First, invite the students to try to locate areas on the school grounds that show signs of these processes.  Visit these areas as a class and observe what is happening as the soil is broken down, moved away, and dropped somewhere else. (If there is not an appropriate spot on the school grounds, the teacher can use a photograph.)  Your job is to determine the best way to stop the soil from breaking down and moving so the playground is not ruined.