The goal of this 7 lesson, grade 1 unit, is for young students to begin using computer devices for various purposes, including game play, communication, and schoolwork. The key question guiding the unit is: What can computer programs do?

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The goal of this 10 lesson, grade 2 unit, is for young students to continue using computer devices with increasing independence for various purposes, including game play, communication, and schoolwork..
The key question guiding the unit is: How can we use computers and the internet?

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The goal of this 9 lesson, grade 3 unit, is for students to identify the output of any computer device as a solution to a problem and deconstruct the solution into the necessary steps required.
The key question guiding the unit is: How do programmers build computer programs?

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The goal of this 10 lesson, grade 4 unit, is for students to continue articulating steps of increasing complexity to solve problems. Their understanding of developing and following a correct step-by-step procedure when developing computer programs is enhanced by the reading and activities in this unit.
The key question guiding the unit is: What kinds of problems can we solve with computers?

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The goal of this 10 lesson, grade 5 unit, is for students to apply their knowledge of how to tell computers what to do, and develop their programming skills by using decision-making trees. They will learn also about protecting information on a network and once again become aware of internet safety.
The key question guiding the unit is: What kinds of computer programs can I develop?

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In this 8 lesson, Grade K unit from Core Knowledge, the goal of the instruction is that young students build a concept of what makes something a computer and how we use computer devices in our daily lives. The key question guiding the unit is: What are computers and where can we find them?

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