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Computer Science Fundamentals Unit 7 Course F Lesson 16: Changing Variables With Bee (2018)

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Title:

 Computer Science Fundamentals Unit 7 Course F Lesson 16: Changing Variables With Bee (2018)

URL:

 https://curriculum.code.org/csf-18/coursef/16/

Content Source:

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Type: Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

This lesson will help illustrate how variables can make programs more powerful by allowing values to change while the code is running. You don't always know what a value is going to be before you begin your program. Sometimes, values change while your code is running. This lesson will illustrate how code with changing values can be helpful.

Students will be able to:
- identify areas where they can use variables to modify quantities during runtime.
- examine code to find places where variables can be substituted for specific values.

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Content Standard(s):
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 5
6) Create a working program in a block-based visual programming environment using arithmetic operators, conditionals, and repetition in programs.

Unpacked Content
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
  • create a working program in a block
  • based visual programming environment.
  • create a program in a block
  • based visual programming environment using arithmetic operators such as AND, OR, and NOT.
  • create a program in a block
  • based visual programming environment using conditionals such as IF, THEN, and/or ELSE.
  • create a program in a block
  • based visual programming environment using repetition or loops.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • program
  • block-based visual programming
  • environment
  • arithmetic operators
  • conditionals
  • repetition
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • how to create a working program in a block-based visual programming environment.
  • reasons for using arithmetic operators, conditionals, and repetition in programs.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • create a working program in a block-based visual programming environment using arithmetic operators, conditionals, and repetition in programs.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • arithmetic operators, conditionals, and repetition in programs make more operations possible and can reduce the complexity or length of code.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 5
7) Identify variables.

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Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
  • identify variables in computing and other subject areas.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • variable
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • a variable is a factor in a program or problem that is likely to change.
  • how to identify variables.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • identify variables.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • variables are a part of an algorithm or problem that are likely to change.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 5
8) Demonstrate that programs require known starting values that may need to be updated appropriately during the execution of programs.

Examples: Set initial value of a variable, updating variables.

Unpacked Content
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
  • demonstrate that programs require known starting values that may need to be updated appropriately during the execution of programs.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • starting value
  • execution of programs
  • initial value
  • updating variables
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • that for a program to run properly, the starting value may need to be set when the program begins.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • explain a scenario in which starting value is important to a program.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • programs require known starting values that may need to be updated appropriately during the execution of programs.
Tags: bee, unknown, value, variables
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