Open Educational Resource (OER) LMS course to support the computer science instructional efforts at the middle schools. Teaching resources include video lessons, practice activities, and assessment that are  organized and aaligned to the 6-grade computer science standards of learning. 

Students will work independently, or in groups, to explore computer response times for start-up; application and program run times;  serch engine speeds; and powering off the computer in safe and efficient ways using stopwatches and averaging load times.  Students will draw conclutions through a series of questions and comparisons to understand that variables in the user data collection, system byte sizes, storage limitations, multiple known and unknow tasks running behind the scenes, and/or internet stability/instability can all directly affect the computer's ability to respond accurately, and in a timely manner to user requests as well as perform as expected (with errors or success and/or lag time) and quickly. 

Cross curricular lesson plan that integrates Computer Science and English Standards CS 6.13 English 6.1, 6.3 

This is a game on Quizalize.com based on the Computer Science standard 6.13 on data types and transmission speeds. The students will click the link to take them to the game. The questions can be read aloud to the students.