Course F

The last course in CS Fundamentals was tailored to the needs students in the fifth grade.

In these lessons, students will create programs with different kinds of loops, events, functions, and conditionals. They will also investigate different problem-solving techniques and discuss societal impacts of computing and the internet. By the end of the curriculum, students create interactive stories and games that they can share with their friends and family.

Teacher Links: Teacher Videos Playlist

Lesson 1: Programming: My Robotic Friends

Warm Up (5 min)
Main Activity (45 min)
Wrap Up (10 min)

Turn your friends into robots and tell them what to do!

Teacher Links: Teacher Prep Guide Students Links: Unplugged Video | Symbol Key | Manipulatives | Reflection Journal

Lesson 2: Sequences in Maze

Warm Up (10 min)
Bridging Activities - Programming (10 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (10 min)

In this lesson, you will learn how to write your very own programs!

Teacher Links: Website | Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Manipulatives | Reflection Journal

Lesson 3: Building a Foundation

Warm Up (20 min)
Main Activity (20 min)
Wrap Up (10 min)
Extended Learning

Build a structure that can hold a textbook. You might feel frustrated- remember to be persistent!

Teacher Links: Unplugged Video | Lesson in Action Video | Teacher Prep Guide Students Links: Reflection Journal

Lesson 4: Debugging with Scrat

Warm Up (15 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (5 - 10 min)
Extended Learning

Find problems in Ice Age puzzles and practice your debugging skills.

Teacher Links: Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Reflection Journal | Student Handout

Lesson 5: Programming in Artist

Warm Up (10 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (10 - 15 min)
Extended Learning

Create beautiful images by programming the Artist.

Teacher Links: Website | Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Reflection Journal | Student Video | Student Video | Student Handout

Lesson 6: My Loopy Robotic Friends

Warm Up (10 min)
Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (5 min)
Extension Activities

Turn your friends into robots and tell them what to do using loops!

Teacher Links: Teacher Video Students Links: Paper Trapezoid Template | Manipulatives | Symbol Key

Lesson 7: Loops in Artist

Warm Up (15 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)

In this lesson, loops make it easy to make even cooler images with Artist!

Teacher Links: Website | Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Reflection Journal

Lesson 8: Nested Loops

Warm Up (10 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)

Loops inside loops inside loops. What does this mean? This lesson will teach you what happens when you place a loop inside another loop.

Teacher Links: Website | Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Reflection Journal

Lesson 9: Nested Loops with Frozen

Warm Up (15 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)

Anna and Elsa have excellent ice-skating skills, but need your help to create patterns in the ice. Use nested loops to create something super COOL.

Teacher Links: Website | Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Reflection Journal

Lesson 10: Algorithms: Tangrams

Warm Up (10 min)
Main Activity (20 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)
Assessment (10 min)

Here you will learn about algorithms using puzzles called tangrams!

Teacher Links: Unplugged Video | Manipulatives | Assessment | Assessment Answer Key Students Links: Reflection Journal

Lesson 11: Introduction to Online Puzzles

Warm Up (5 min)
Bridging Activity (15 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)

This lesson will give you practice in the skills you will need for this course.

Teacher Links: Website | Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Reflection Journal

Lesson 12: Digital Citizenship

Warm Up (5 min)
Main Activity (35 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)
Assessment (10 min)

Bullying is never okay. This lesson will teach you about what is and isn't okay to say online.

Teacher Links: Common Sense Education Website | Website | Resource List Students Links: Lesson Video | Reflection Journal | Emotion Images

Lesson 13: Events in Ice Age

Warm Up (15 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)

Think of your favorite video game. Ever wondered how it was made? In these puzzles you will develop a video game of your own with friends from Ice Age!

Teacher Links: Website | Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Reflection Journal

Lesson 14: Conditionals in Minecraft

Warm Up (15 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)
Extended Learning

Avoid the lava! Here you will learn about conditionals in the world of Minecraft.

Teacher Links: Website | Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Reflection Journal

Lesson 15: Variables: Envelope Variables

Warm Up (10 min)
Main Activity (20 min)
Wrap Up (10 min)
Assessment (10 min)
Extended Learning

Envelopes and variables have something in common: both can hold valuable things. Here you will learn what variables are and the awesome things they can do.

Teacher Links: Unplugged Video | Worksheet Answer Key | Assessment Answer Key Students Links: Worksheet | Assessment | Reflection Journal

Lesson 16: Variables in Artist

Warm Up (15 min)
Bridging Activity - Variables (15 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)

Don't forget to bring creativity to class! In these puzzles you will be making fantastic drawings using variables.

Teacher Links: Website | Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Student Video | Manipulatives | Reflection Journal

Lesson 17: Variables in Play Lab

Warm Up (15 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)

Soon you will learn about making characters interact in a game using variables!

Teacher Links: Website | Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Reflection Journal

Lesson 18: For Loops: For Loop Fun

Warm Up (20 min)
Main Activity (20 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)
Assessment (5 min)
Extended Learning

You're going to have loads of fun learning about for loops!

Teacher Links: Unplugged Video | Teacher Key | Lesson in Action Video | Worksheet Answer Key Students Links: Worksheet | Assessment | Reflection Journal

Lesson 19: For Loops in Bee

Warm Up (15 min)
Bridging Activity - For Loops (15 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)

Buzz buzz. In these puzzles you will be guiding a bee to nectar and honey using for loops!

Teacher Links: Website | Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Manipulatives | Reflection Journal

Lesson 20: For Loops in Artist

Warm Up (15 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)

Get ready to make your next masterpiece. Here you will be using for loops to make some jaw-dropping pictures.

Teacher Links: Website | Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Reflection Journal

Lesson 21: Functions: Songwriting With Parameters

Warm Up (15 min)
Main Activity (20 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)
Assessment (5 min)
Extended Learning

You just might release the next big hit single! In this lesson, you will be learning what parameters are and how they make some fantastic songs!

Teacher Links: Unplugged Video | Lesson in Action Video | Worksheet | Worksheet Answer Key | Assessment | Assessment Answer Key Students Links: Reflection Journal

Lesson 22: Functions in Bee

Warm Up (15 min)
Bridging Activity - Functions (15 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)
Extended Learning

The bee needs your help again! Here you will be using functions to get nectar and make honey!

Teacher Links: Website | Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Manipulatives | Reflection Journal

Lesson 23: Functions with Parameters in Artist

Warm Up (10 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)

Get your programming fingers ready. In these puzzles you will make impressive drawings in Artist using functions with parameters.

Teacher Links: Website | Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Reflection Journal

Lesson 24: Functions with Parameters in Bee

Warm Up (15 min)
Main Activity (30 min)
Wrap Up (15 min)

You've had a little practice using functions with parameters. This lesson will continue your practice with Bee!

Teacher Links: Website | Lesson Recommendations Students Links: Reflection Journal

Lesson 25: Explore Project Ideas

Day 1 - Explore Project Ideas (45 min)
Day 2 - The Design Process (45 min)
Day 3 - Build Your Project (45 min)
Day 4 (Recommended for 5th Grade) - Revise Your Project (45 min)
Day 5 & 6 - Present Your Project (45 min each)
Extension Activity

Time to get some inspiration! These puzzles will show you a handful of pre-built games and illustrations to help develop your plan for your BIG project.