Intro to CS

Lesson structure

Each of the 12 lessons is structured in this format:

• Topic Introduction

• Unplugged Activity (30 min) - An offline game or activity that demonstrates the concept/topic

• micro:bit Activity (45-60 min) - An activity that everyone makes on their micro:bit that teaches the skills learned in this lesson.

• Project (60-120 min) - A prompt for an original project that each student will create to demonstrate their understanding of the skills and concepts covered in this lesson.

• Project Mods - Examples of additional things students can do to extend the project.

• Assessment - A project rubric and guidance for grading the project.

• Standards - A list of CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and/or concepts covered by this lesson.

Course on Flipgrid

Flipcode for the Intro to CS course grid: csintromicrobit

Lessons

1. Making

2. Algorithms

3. Variables

4. Conditionals

5. Iteration

6. Review/Mini-Project

7. Coordinate grid system

8. Booleans

9. Bits, bytes, and binary

10. Radio

11. Arrays

12. Independent final project