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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

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.

Vocabulary

  • computational thinking

Aligned Learning Resources

Aligned Learning Resources

Computer Science Discoveries Unit 2 Chapter 1 Lesson 2: Websites for Expression (18-19)
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 2 Chapter 1 Lesson 4: Headings
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 2 Chapter 1 Lesson 5: Digital Footprint
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1: Intro to Problem Solving
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2: The Problem Solving Process
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 3: Exploring Problem Solving
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 2 Chapter 2 Lesson 14: Project - Personal Portfolio Website
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 1 Lesson 2: Plotting Shapes (18-19)
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 1 Lesson 3: Drawing in Game Lab (18-19)
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 1 Lesson 4: Shapes and Randomization (18-19)
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 1 Lesson 6: Sprites (18-19)
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 1 Lesson 7: The Draw Loop (18-19)
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 3 Chapter 2 Lesson 15: Velocity (18-19)
Computer Science Discoveries Unit 6 Chapter 1 Lesson 9: Make a Game (18-19)
Computational Thinking
Finite State Automata

Alternate Achievement Standard

NAEP Alignment

NAEP Alignment

12-4

ELA2015

NAEP Grade

4
Anchor Standard 2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

NAEP Anchor Standard

Anchor Standard 2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

NAEP Cognitive Target

Make complex inferences within and across texts to integrate ideas to determine theme, identify or interpret a character's motivations and decisions, examine relations between theme and setting or characters.

NAEP Descriptor

Integrate and interpret ideas to determine theme. (Integrate and Interpret)

NAEP ID

12

102-12

ELA2015

NAEP Grade

12
Anchor Standard 6: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

NAEP Anchor Standard

Anchor Standard 6: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

NAEP Cognitive Target

Consider text(s) critically to analyze the point of view used by the author.

NAEP Descriptor

Integrate information to explain a change in story character's perspective.

NAEP ID

102
ALSDE LOGO
Design by Adaptive Theme