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Computer Science Discoveries Unit 2 Chapter 1 Lesson 2: Websites for Expression (18-19)

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Grade(s)

6, 7

Overview

This lesson introduces websites as a means of personal expression. The class first discusses different ways that people express and share their interests and ideas, then looks at a few exemplary websites made by students from a previous course. Finally, everyone brainstorms and shares a list of topics and interests to include, creating a resource for developing a personal website in the rest of the unit.

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    Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 6

    DLCS18.6.6

    Identify steps in developing solutions to complex problems using computational thinking.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.6.6

    Vocabulary

    • computational thinking

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • how to define the problem.
    • how to plan solutions.
    • how to implement a plan.
    • how to reflect on the results and process.
    • how to iterate through the process again.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • identify the steps involved with formulating problems and solutions in a way that can be represented or carried with or without a computer.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • computational thinking is formulating problems and solutions in a way that can be represented or carried out with or without a computer.
    Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

    DLCS18.7.5

    Solve a complex problem using computational thinking.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.7.5

    Vocabulary

    • computational thinking

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • smaller tasks are easier to solve than complex problems.
    • that trends in data can also speed up the problem-solving process.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • abstract portions of the problem and focus on smaller tasks to aid in solving a complex problem.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • complex problems can be overwhelming.
    • by decomposing the complex problem into simpler problems, a solution is easier to reach.
    Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

    DLCS18.7.27

    Identify data needed to create a model or simulation of a given event.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.7.27

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • an event is comprised of a set of steps or processes that can be identified and then simulated.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • abstract the sequence of activities that make up an event.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • dissecting the parts of an event can aid in understanding of and the simulation of the event.
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