Lesson Plan
Google

Cs Education at Google: Cs First: Art: Activity 2: Animation

For Teachers 4th - 8th
A set of eight activities that teach students basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. Includes lots of additional supports for teachers. All materials are free and teachers sign in to create a class. This...
Lesson Plan
Google

Cs Education at Google: Cs First: Gumball's Coding Adventure

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Teaches basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. In this activity, learners use characters from Cartoon Network's "The Amazing World of Gumball" to create an animated story.
Lesson Plan
Code.org

Code.org: Cs Fundamentals: My Loopy Robotic Friends

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A reintroduction to loops, using the set of "robot" programming instructions. Students will develop critical thinking skills by looking for patterns of repetition in the movements of classmates and determining how to simplify those...
Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Program Your Own Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teams of young scholars learn about the work of software engineers as they design a simple computer game using free software available in multiple languages.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Inside Your Computer

For Students 9th - 10th
How does a computer work? The critical components of a computer are the peripherals (including the mouse), the input/output subsystem (which controls what and how much information comes in and out), and the central processing unit (the...
Handout
Other

Teaching Data Science: Teaching Refactoring to Improve Code

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to use refactoring to improve computer code.
Article
Microsoft

Microsoft: Index Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the INDEX function that returns a value or the reference to a value from within a table or range.