Computer Science 5 A

In this course, students learn features and functions of both internal and external computer technology. Students will troubleshoot to solve simple hardware and software problems using common strategies. Organizing arguments, using data to predict outcomes, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, and using diverse perspectives to support claims are also skills that students will practice in this course. Students will learn the how to use computer technology to provide a safe and inclusive environment for all learners including accessibility, usability, and the impacts technology has on cultural practices. Students will then incorporate previous knowledge of technology to study cybersecurity and learn to use technology safely to protect personal information. Reviews of intellectual property, public domain, and creative commons media will give students the opportunity to include existing programs into their own work to develop something new or more advanced. This will culminate in students examining and creating sequences that use simple block-based programming in Minecraft Education edition. Students will use Minecraft Education to build sequences that demonstrate events, loops, conditionals, and variables that are used to store data. Lastly, students will be testing and debugging these sequences to practice their skills of identifying cause-and-effect relationships and creative problem solving.